Tuapeka Point surfForecast / Chatham Islands / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 01 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
15.9° 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 10AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:45am March 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (01 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (01 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


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Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wed
04
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
1.1
NNW
1.4
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.3
NNE
4
SE
4.5
SE
4
SE
4
SE
4
SE
3.5
SE
Period(s) (?)12121212111155611111111111018181691010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3737566029375011352303031313131313053282932673390306027912473
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
30
NW
35
NNW
40
NNW
25
WSW
20
SSW
40
SSE
40
S
50
S
50
SSE
55
S
50
SSE
60
SSE
65
S
65
SSE
70
SSE
65
SSE
65
SSE
55
SSE
55
SSE
50
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:49AM
1.11
5:07PM
1.06
5:47AM
1.10
6:07PM
1.05
6:44AM
1.10
7:06PM
1.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:01AM
0.20
11:25PM
0.12
12:01PM
0.19
12:22AM
0.12
1:00PM
0.18
1:19AM
0.13
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wed
04
Sunrise--7:07-------7:09-------7:09-----
Sunset-----8:17-------8:15-------8:14--
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
mod rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------81-22396226121---
Temp. °C131414151515161413131211111112111113131313131313
Feels °C (?)8878998109541102-2-30-200112
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