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Tuapeka Point surfForecast / Chatham Islands / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 17 Jan 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
15.5° 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 2PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 21s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:45am January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (17 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (17 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
NNE
2.1
NNE
2
N
1.7
NNE
1.6
N
1.7
N
1.4
N
1.2
N
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.6
NNE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.1
SE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)888888888888887777788888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5205475524223493732511771279960452982692462001531491189485848383
Wind
(km/h)
25
NW
35
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
35
WNW
25
WSW
45
S
45
S
40
SSE
40
S
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:59AM
0.97
6:02PM
0.98
6:47AM
0.99
6:50PM
0.98
7:34AM
1.00
7:37PM
0.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:01PM
0.35
12:25AM
0.23
12:51PM
0.34
1:12AM
0.21
1:41PM
0.32
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
Sunrise-6:09-------6:09-------6:11------
Sunset-----9:10-------9:09-------9:09--
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161515151515151414141413141413131212121212131213
Feels °C (?)13987791166665776766787889
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