Tuapeka Point surfForecast / Chatham Islands / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 30 Mar 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
15.3° 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 9AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:45am March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (30 Mar)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (30 Mar)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


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Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thu
02
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.3
N
1.4
N
1.3
N
1
N
1.4
N
1.3
N
1.1
N
1
N
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
N
0.4
NNW
0.5
S
0.3
ENE
0.3
N
0.3
N
Period(s) (?)101010107788881010999910108814977
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)260214209169127134202247212117379314207168133997451332001699
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
30
SW
50
SW
50
SW
45
SW
45
SW
45
SW
45
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:31AM
1.09
4:55PM
1.00
5:27AM
1.07
5:54PM
0.99
6:21AM
1.06
6:51PM
0.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:48AM
0.19
11:06PM
0.17
11:45AM
0.19
12:02AM
0.19
12:40PM
0.18
12:57AM
0.20
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thu
02
Sunrise--7:43-------7:45-------7:46-----
Sunset-----7:25-------7:23-------7:22--
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---11-----1-------------
Temp. °C161616161516151515141312121212111111121212131313
Feels °C (?)131313131112121211831112112244566
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