Tuapeka Point surfForecast / Chatham Islands / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 22 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
14.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tuapeka Point today?

The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 9PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:45pm April 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)--
Afternoon (22 Apr)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (22 Apr)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
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2
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
ESE
3
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.4
ESE
2.1
ESE
1.5
E
1.3
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.6
SE
0.6
E
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
E
0.2
N
0.2
E
0.2
N
0.2
E
Period(s) (?)9999999888898998888989109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1291125410809046913722641731408464674940292112121265686
Wind
(km/h)
45
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
35
SSE
35
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
45
SW
40
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:37PM
1.23
10:53AM
1.17
11:31PM
1.21
11:48AM
1.13
12:26AM
1.18
12:45PM
1.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:20PM
-0.00
4:52AM
0.11
5:13PM
0.02
5:48AM
0.12
6:07PM
0.05
6:44AM
0.14
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunrise------7:13-------7:13-------7:15-
Sunset5:45-------5:45-------5:43-------
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1-1---------------1-----
Temp. °C111212121111111212121212121111111212131313131212
Feels °C (?)122332445455544355555533
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