Tuapeka Point surfForecast / Chatham Islands / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 29 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
14.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tuapeka Point today?

The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 6PM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:45am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (29 Apr)1ft (0.3m)15s
Evening (29 Apr)1ft (0.3m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
10
0.2
N
15
0.3
N
15
0.3
N
15
0.3
N
15
1.5
NNW
5
1.9
NW
6
1.3
NNW
7
1
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
7
0.6
NNW
7
0.3
N
14
0.3
N
14
0.3
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
NNE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
17
39
38
39
116
284
164
107
70
47
32
32
32
28
11
26
26
27
27
28
17
13
15
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NNW
40
NNW
50
NW
50
WNW
40
SW
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
25
W
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
4:39PM0.96m
4:53AM1.03m
5:32PM0.97m
5:42AM1.02m
6:21PM0.99m
6:29AM1.02m
Low Tide
10:25AM0.18m
10:39PM0.25m
11:15AM0.18m
11:32PM0.27m
12:03PM0.18m
00:23AM0.28m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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7:20
7:20
7:22
7:22
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5:36
5:34
5:32
5:30
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
15
14
15
15
15
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
12
11
9
8
7
6
6
3
2
2
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
N
15
0.3
N
15
0.3
N
15
0.3
N
15
0.3
N
14
1.3
NNW
7
1
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
7
0.6
NNW
7
0.4
NNW
7
0.4
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
8
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
Energy kJ
16
16
39
38
39
39
33
164
107
70
47
32
18
86
33
35
26
19
20
22
61
38
34
33
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.3
N
13
0.3
N
13
0.3
N
13
0.3
N
13
0.3
N
14
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
NW
7
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
SSE
17
Energy kJ
9
5
15
15
15
22
21
32
32
32
32
32
73
11
90
78
44
26
27
27
28
13
13
28
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
15
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
NNE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
NNE
15
0.2
NNE
15
0.3
NE
15
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
N
14
0.3
N
14
0.3
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
SSE
15
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
NNE
12
Energy kJ
11
17
5
25
24
4
3
21
21
21
33
40
32
32
28
11
26
42
17
17
17
17
26
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
4
0.3
NW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.6
NNW
4
1
NNW
4
1.5
NNW
5
1.9
NW
6
0.8
WSW
4
1.1
SSW
4
1.2
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.8
SSE
4
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
2
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
Energy kJ
2
1
3
8
34
116
284
15
47
70
56
53
34
27
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
674
674
675
675
675
675
676
687
743
777
826
676
676
674
674
674
674
674
697
697
674
674
674
674
Best forecast wave conditions in Chatham Islands
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
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