Tuapeka Point surfForecast / Chatham Islands / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 26 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 5PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:45pm March 26). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (26 Mar)6ft (1.8m)6s
Evening (26 Mar)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NNE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.9
E
2
E
2
E
2.1
E
2.2
E
1.6
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
Period(s) (?)1467777899101010101012121212121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)70212268270306367465595707891512586586473944928913913913897897777764681
Wind
(km/h)
35
E
40
E
35
E
35
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
30
NNE
35
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
35
NNE
35
N
35
N
30
N
25
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:03PM
1.14
1:41AM
1.16
1:58PM
1.11
2:37AM
1.14
2:55PM
1.07
3:34AM
1.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:25PM
0.06
7:56AM
0.16
8:19PM
0.09
8:52AM
0.18
9:14PM
0.12
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Sunrise--------7:39-------7:41-------
Sunset---7:32-------7:30-------7:30----
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part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------------------11-1
Temp. °C131313141413131313141414141414141414141414151516
Feels °C (?)65565555566677777888891013
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