Tuapeka Point surfForecast / Chatham Islands / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 27 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 5AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:45am February 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (27 Feb)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (27 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


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Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.1
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.7
NNW
0.4
NE
0.3
ESE
0.5
E
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
Period(s) (?)5566777711111010101012121212121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)478213617210533334533225257565535363636373756602935
Wind
(km/h)
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
10
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
30
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:51AM
1.12
3:08PM
1.11
3:49AM
1.11
4:06PM
1.09
4:49AM
1.11
5:07PM
1.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:35PM
0.09
9:03AM
0.19
9:31PM
0.10
10:01AM
0.20
10:27PM
0.11
11:01AM
0.20
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Sunrise----7:05-------7:05-------7:07---
Sunset-------8:21-------8:19-------8:17
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---14-------------------
Temp. °C161616161515151413131413141313131313131314151515
Feels °C (?)99991411107668698910119878999
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