Tuapeka Point surfForecast / Chatham Islands / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 04 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
15.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tuapeka Point today?

The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 10AM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:45am April 04). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Afternoon (04 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (04 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


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Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tue
07
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.9
NNW
1.1
NNW
1
NNW
1
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.2
N
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.7
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.9
NE
1
NE
1
NE
Period(s) (?)9945555544713101011111110111111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)161628564851423828294715211740407189116168162177196204
Wind
(km/h)
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
W
0
SSW
0
ESE
5
E
5
SE
10
SE
15
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:47AM
1.05
9:21PM
1.04
9:32AM
1.05
10:06PM
1.05
10:16AM
1.05
10:49PM
1.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:40AM
0.22
3:07PM
0.15
3:28AM
0.23
3:52PM
0.16
4:14AM
0.24
4:35PM
0.17
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tue
07
Sunrise--7:50-------7:50-------7:52-----
Sunset-----7:16-------7:15-------7:14--
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141414151516161616161616161616151515141414131313
Feels °C (?)9878910111010121312131416151414121211999
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