Tuapeka Point surfForecast / Chatham Islands / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 05 Dec 2025 +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
14.6° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Tuapeka Point today?

The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 11PM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:45pm December 05). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Dec)1.5ft (0.4m)17s
Afternoon (05 Dec)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (05 Dec)1.5ft (0.5m)17s

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

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Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Monday
08
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.7
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
Period(s) (?)1818181817176817171716161616161616151515151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10410410410295933533148147138127181181181178176172155150150155153148
Wind
(km/h)
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
35
NW
45
NW
25
WSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:46AM
1.21
7:59PM
1.20
8:43AM
1.24
8:57PM
1.20
9:39AM
1.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:24AM
-0.01
1:56PM
0.12
2:22AM
-0.03
2:55PM
0.11
3:18AM
-0.03
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Monday
08
Sunrise-----5:43-------5:43-------5:43--
Sunset-8:59-------9:00-------9:00------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131313141515141413131212121212131515161617171919
Feels °C (?)5688711876766679101011121212121414
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