Tuapeka Point surfForecast / Chatham Islands / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 08 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
15.2° 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 11AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:45am April 08). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (08 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (08 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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


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Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
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
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
NE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1.9
NE
2.1
NNE
2.4
NNE
2
N
2.4
NNE
2.4
N
2.5
N
2.4
N
2.2
N
1.9
N
0.9
N
1.1
N
1.2
N
1.3
N
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.3
N
1.2
N
1.1
N
Period(s) (?)11111111117777778888161616161616161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)652346275286226332403531371563628690652549403396575692832964952832692517
Wind
(km/h)
30
NE
30
NNE
35
NE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
45
NNE
45
N
45
N
45
N
45
N
40
NNW
40
N
40
NNW
35
NNW
30
N
35
N
35
N
40
N
40
NNW
35
NNW
30
NW
10
W
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crossoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:39AM
1.02
11:12PM
1.04
11:20AM
1.00
11:53PM
1.02
12:00PM
0.97
12:34AM
1.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:42AM
0.27
4:59PM
0.21
5:24AM
0.29
5:40PM
0.23
6:07AM
0.31
6:21PM
0.24
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
Sunrise--6:54-------6:56-------6:56-----
Sunset-----6:08-------6:07-------6:06--
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
Rain (mm)
----------3232241-11223-
Temp. °C131414141515151516161616161616161616161615161514
Feels °C (?)8877877799910101011121111101010121511
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