Tuapeka Point surfForecast / Chatham Islands / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 16 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
15.8° C
(Which is 1.3°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 4PM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:45am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (16 Apr)7ft (2.2m)8s
Evening (16 Apr)7ft (2.1m)9s

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


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Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
NNW
2.3
NNW
2.2
NW
1.7
NNW
2.1
NW
2.4
NW
2.2
WNW
1.2
NNW
1.2
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NW
0.8
NNW
0.7
NW
0.8
NW
0.9
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.5
N
1.7
N
1.9
N
2
N
2.2
N
2.5
N
2.5
N
2.5
N
Period(s) (?)979999699899884566677788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2944867495067679243062112111261079972782372154221302366469675832871
Wind
(km/h)
40
NNW
60
NW
55
W
55
W
55
W
60
WNW
60
W
55
WSW
50
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
30
WSW
25
WNW
25
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
N
45
N
45
N
45
N
50
N
55
N
50
N
50
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
onononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise7:03-------7:05-------7:07-------
Sunset--5:55-------5:53-------5:52-----
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
1211-1111---------------
Temp. °C141513131313131213131314141415151616161616161616
Feels °C (?)742220102457898898887677
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