Tuapeka Point surfForecast / Chatham Islands / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm 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
14.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tuapeka Point today?

The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 1AM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:45pm April 29). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (30 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (30 Apr)1ft (0.3m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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
9 AM
12 PM
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
N
15
0.3
N
15
0.3
N
15
1.4
NNW
5
1.7
NW
6
1.1
NNW
7
1
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.3
NE
15
0.3
N
14
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
0.1
NE
12
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
38
39
98
202
99
101
68
35
32
32
32
28
11
26
26
27
27
28
17
13
6
10
10
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
45
NW
50
NW
40
SW
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:39PM0.96m
4:53AM1.03m
5:32PM0.97m
5:42AM1.02m
6:21PM0.99m
6:29AM1.02m
Low Tide
10:39PM0.25m
11:15AM0.18m
11:32PM0.27m
12:03PM0.18m
00:23AM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
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7:20
7:22
7:22
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5:36
5:34
5:32
5:30
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
10
8
7
7
6
2
2
2
3
4
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
5
5
6
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
15
0.3
N
15
0.3
N
15
0.3
N
15
0.3
N
14
1.1
NNW
7
1
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.6
NNW
7
0.4
NNW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
17
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
Energy kJ
39
38
39
39
33
99
101
68
35
18
11
87
92
34
25
18
19
20
60
39
37
33
19
18
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.4
WNW
8
0.3
N
13
0.3
N
13
0.3
N
13
0.3
N
14
0.3
SSE
15
0.4
NW
6
0.3
N
12
0.4
SSE
16
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
0.2
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
Energy kJ
15
15
15
22
21
22
32
32
32
32
44
11
28
81
45
26
27
27
28
13
13
28
29
58
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
NNE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
N
13
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
NW
6
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
0.1
NE
12
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
Energy kJ
5
25
24
9
8
32
21
21
33
41
32
32
6
11
26
43
17
17
17
17
26
6
10
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
3
0.7
NNW
4
1
NNW
4
1.4
NNW
5
1.7
NW
6
0.5
WSW
3
1.1
SSW
4
1.2
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
6
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
WSW
2
0.3
WSW
3
0.4
W
3
0.5
W
3
Energy kJ
4
11
34
98
202
7
42
70
56
53
34
29
31
1
2
3
3
1
1
2
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
675
675
675
675
680
696
743
798
825
676
676
674
674
674
674
674
697
690
674
674
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
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
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