Tuapeka Point surfForecast / Chatham Islands / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 28 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
14.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tuapeka Point today?

The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 4AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:45pm April 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (29 Apr)1ft (0.3m)15s
Evening (29 Apr)1ft (0.3m)15s

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 morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, near gales from the WNW by Wed night).

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
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
3 PM
6 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)
0.2
ESE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
N
12
0.3
SE
10
0.2
N
15
0.3
N
15
0.3
N
15
0.3
N
15
1.5
NNW
5
1.9
NW
6
1.1
NNW
7
0.7
N
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
19
18
26
16
17
39
38
39
116
278
131
45
70
36
32
32
32
28
11
26
26
27
27
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
30
SW
20
WSW
15
W
20
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
40
NNW
50
NNW
55
WNW
45
SW
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:03AM1.04m
4:39PM0.96m
4:53AM1.03m
5:32PM0.97m
5:42AM1.02m
6:21PM0.99m
Low Tide
9:45PM0.22m
10:25AM0.18m
10:39PM0.25m
11:15AM0.18m
11:32PM0.27m
12:03PM0.18m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:20
7:20
7:22
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5:36
5:34
5:32
1
Temp °C
13
12
13
13
14
15
15
14
15
15
15
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
10
10
10
10
10
8
7
10
10
11
12
11
9
8
6
5
3
2
2
2
4
4
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
N
15
0.3
N
15
0.3
N
15
0.3
N
15
0.3
N
14
1.1
NNW
7
0.7
N
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.6
NNW
7
0.5
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
Energy kJ
11
11
10
10
16
16
39
38
39
39
33
131
45
70
36
23
12
85
84
34
26
18
19
29
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
5
0.3
NW
5
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.3
N
13
0.6
WNW
8
0.3
N
13
0.3
N
13
0.3
N
14
0.3
SSE
15
0.4
NW
7
0.3
N
12
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
Energy kJ
4
4
18
17
9
5
15
15
15
22
21
32
41
32
32
32
44
11
28
45
26
26
27
27
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.2
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
15
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
NNE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.2
SSE
14
0.3
N
13
0.2
NNE
15
0.3
NE
15
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
N
14
0.3
N
14
0.2
NNW
7
0.2
N
12
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
NNE
13
Energy kJ
12
19
11
26
11
17
5
25
24
4
3
21
32
21
33
39
32
32
4
11
44
43
17
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
4
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
WNW
5
0.2
WNW
4
0.3
NW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.6
NNW
4
1
NNW
4
1.5
NNW
5
1.9
NW
6
0.9
WSW
4
1
SSW
4
1.2
SSW
5
1.2
S
5
1.1
S
5
0.9
S
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
6
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SW
3
Energy kJ
8
6
2
4
2
1
3
8
34
116
278
21
38
69
70
55
32
26
43
1
2
4
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
674
674
674
674
674
674
675
675
676
675
687
720
777
798
774
676
676
674
674
674
674
674
674
678
Best forecast wave conditions in Chatham Islands
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
8
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
7
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