Tuapeka Point surfForecast / Chatham Islands / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 04 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
15.2° 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 10PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:45pm April 04). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)--
Afternoon (04 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (04 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


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Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.3
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.7
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.2
NE
1.7
ENE
1.4
NE
Period(s) (?)555557766101111111011111110101010121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4933463426544022211740417169112140159180180244240407816568
Wind
(km/h)
35
NW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
W
5
SW
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:21PM
1.04
9:32AM
1.05
10:06PM
1.05
10:16AM
1.05
10:49PM
1.06
10:58AM
1.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:07PM
0.15
3:28AM
0.23
3:52PM
0.16
4:14AM
0.24
4:35PM
0.17
4:59AM
0.26
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Sunrise------7:50-------7:52-------7:52-
Sunset-7:16-------7:15-------7:14------
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161616161616161616161616151514141313131313131212
Feels °C (?)1011111111121213131415151414111199988876
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