Tuapeka Point surfForecast / Chatham Islands / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 15 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
15.6° C
(Which is 1.1°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 3PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:45am April 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (15 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (15 Apr)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
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
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
1.1
NE
0.6
E
0.9
N
0.8
NE
1.1
N
1.4
NNW
2.1
NW
2.4
NW
1.8
NNW
2.1
NW
0.7
E
2.3
WNW
1.3
NNW
1.1
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NW
0.8
NNW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.9
NNW
Period(s) (?)111111710889969109126898998884
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1141121121227692801813183269045987671483562171861261159970675927
Wind
(km/h)
25
WSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
25
NW
40
NNW
60
W
55
WSW
50
W
55
WNW
65
W
60
W
60
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
W
20
NW
25
N
35
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise7:03-------7:03-------7:05-------
Sunset--5:57-------5:55-------5:53-----
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
121-----1211-211--------
Temp. °C151313141414141414131313131313121213131314141515
Feels °C (?)11991088986112101-1134589108
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