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Tuapeka Point surfForecast / Chatham Islands / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 17 Feb 2026 +1245
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Tuapeka Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tuapeka Point sea temperature is
16.2° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tuapeka Point today?

The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 4AM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:45am February 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Feb)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (17 Feb)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (17 Feb)5ft (1.6m)8s

Table - waves today at Tuapeka Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
!
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
NE
3.5
NE
3.5
NE
2.5
NE
3
NNE
2.1
NE
1.9
NE
1.7
NE
1.6
NE
1.3
NE
1.4
NE
0.8
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1.6
E
2.3
ENE
4
ENE
4.5
NE
4.5
NE
4.5
NE
4
NE
3
NE
Period(s) (?)10109999988881212111111117101212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)27462262198411851499664535411322227251195303273263259595527311558735873537743062039
Wind
(km/h)
40
NE
40
NNE
35
N
30
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
20
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
15
NNE
15
NE
25
ENE
35
E
40
E
55
E
75
ESE
60
SE
35
SSE
40
SW
60
WSW
50
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		onononononononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:55AM
1.00
7:05PM
0.96
7:43AM
1.03
7:56PM
0.97
8:29AM
1.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:34AM
0.22
1:07PM
0.29
1:23AM
0.19
1:58PM
0.25
2:11AM
0.17
2:48PM
0.20
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise---6:50-------6:52-------6:54----
Sunset-------8:37-------8:35-------8:34
rain showers
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rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
1-1------------1111121101---
Temp. °C181818171717181818181717171817151616151617171616
Feels °C (?)1212131315151717161615151617141010716121258
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