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Tuapeka Point surfForecast / Chatham Islands / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 19 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
15.8° 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 11AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:45am March 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (19 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (19 Mar)1ft (0.3m)17s

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

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Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sun
22
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
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.6
NE
0.5
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
1.1
NNE
1.9
NNE
3
NNE
3.5
NNE
3.5
NE
3.5
NE
3.5
NE
3
NE
3.5
SE
3.5
SE
1.6
N
1.9
ENE
1.8
NE
1.7
ENE
1.4
NE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1
ENE
Period(s) (?)5555171788111111111111881110101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)40331614525315750019832823332525992469183415611489617712650543408327256188
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
30
E
35
E
35
ESE
45
ESE
55
SE
55
SE
60
SSE
60
SSE
60
SSE
60
S
60
S
55
S
50
S
50
S
45
S
40
S
40
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:04AM
1.05
7:30PM
0.99
7:54AM
1.09
8:24PM
1.04
8:44AM
1.12
9:17PM
1.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:25PM
0.18
1:40AM
0.17
2:17PM
0.13
2:34AM
0.15
3:07PM
0.08
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sun
22
Sunrise--7:30-------7:31-------7:33-----
Sunset-----7:45-------7:44-------7:42--
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161616161616161515151514151414141414141414141414
Feels °C (?)141414141413141010985533333455667
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