Tuapeka Point surfForecast / Chatham Islands / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 17 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
15.7° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tuapeka Point today?

The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 8AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:45am April 17). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (17 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (17 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
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 (?)
2.3
WNW
1.3
NNW
1.2
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.8
NW
1
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.8
N
1.8
N
2.1
N
2.5
N
3
N
3
N
3
N
3
N
3.5
N
3.5
N
4
N
3.5
N
3.5
N
Period(s) (?)69988888456677788999991010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)382249207126100606978306713123928040866296412281380150716932013263725802526
Wind
(km/h)
60
W
55
WSW
55
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
25
WNW
25
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
45
N
45
N
45
NNW
50
N
55
N
55
N
60
N
55
N
55
N
60
N
60
N
55
N
40
NNW
30
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
onononononononononononononononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:27AM
1.09
6:04PM
1.04
6:21AM
1.13
7:00PM
1.11
7:16AM
1.16
7:55PM
1.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:52AM
0.12
12:11AM
0.17
12:46PM
0.07
1:09AM
0.15
1:39PM
0.03
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
Sunrise--7:05-------7:07-------7:07-----
Sunset----5:53-------5:52-------5:51---
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
111------------------42-
Temp. °C131212131314141515151616161616161617171717161617
Feels °C (?)10035791098888876677766913
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