Tuapeka Point surfForecast / Chatham Islands / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 07 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
15.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tuapeka Point today?

The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 8PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:45am April 07). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (07 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (07 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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


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Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
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 (?)
1.4
NE
1.5
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.7
NE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.8
NE
1.9
NNE
2.2
NE
2.3
NNE
1.9
N
1.9
N
2
N
1.9
N
1.7
N
1.6
N
0.9
N
1.1
N
2.4
NNE
Period(s) (?)1212111111111111111111777777777716168
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)505615669645645389652300275286265278313460523335341364338278248396575674
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
25
E
30
ENE
25
NE
25
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
N
40
N
40
N
40
N
40
N
35
N
35
N
30
N
35
N
35
N
40
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:58AM
1.04
10:30PM
1.05
10:39AM
1.02
11:12PM
1.04
11:20AM
1.00
11:53PM
1.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:17PM
0.19
4:42AM
0.27
4:59PM
0.21
5:24AM
0.29
5:40PM
0.23
6:07AM
0.31
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise6:54-------6:54-------6:56-------
Sunset---6:10-------6:08-------6:07----
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-------------------11112
Temp. °C121212131313131314141515151515161616171616161616
Feels °C (?)776887778788888101010121112111110
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