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Tuapeka Point surfForecast / Chatham Islands / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 20 Jan 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
15.6° 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 2AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a North direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:45am January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (20 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (20 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
NNE
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.7
NE
0.4
N
1.1
NE
1.3
NE
1.8
NE
2.1
NE
2.4
NE
Period(s) (?)88881515151514141414141414131381355677
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)818173686767676870666157575857565557535292221371612
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
15
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
45
NE
50
NE
50
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:19AM
1.02
8:24PM
0.97
9:03AM
1.04
9:11PM
0.97
9:46AM
1.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:58AM
0.19
2:30PM
0.29
2:44AM
0.18
3:18PM
0.26
3:28AM
0.16
4:05PM
0.23
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise---6:13-------6:13-------6:15----
Sunset-------9:08-------9:07-------9:07
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C121314141414141312121213131313141414151415161616
Feels °C (?)891099101087891010101010991088877
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