Tuapeka Point surfForecast / Chatham Islands / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 01 Apr 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
15.4° 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 3PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:45am April 01). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 17s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (01 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (01 Apr)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


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Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sat
04
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
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 (?)
0.7
N
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.2
N
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)8101088999101010101010101010101010101699
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6951482011178818888191919191919191818201716
Wind
(km/h)
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:21AM
1.06
6:51PM
0.99
7:12AM
1.06
7:44PM
1.00
8:01AM
1.05
8:34PM
1.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:40PM
0.18
12:57AM
0.20
1:32PM
0.16
1:50AM
0.21
2:21PM
0.15
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sat
04
Sunrise--7:46-------7:47-------7:48-----
Sunset-----7:22-------7:21-------7:19--
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C121112121313131312121312121213131313141414141414
Feels °C (?)22334555569898988911111111108
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