Tuapeka Point surfForecast / Chatham Islands / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm 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
15.7° 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 2AM is: 2.2m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:45pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (17 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (17 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
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 (?)
2.1
NW
2.4
NW
2.2
WNW
1.3
NNW
1.2
NNW
1
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.7
NW
0.8
NW
0.9
NNW
1.1
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.6
N
1.8
N
2.1
N
2.5
N
3
N
3
N
3
N
3
N
3
N
3.5
N
3.5
N
Period(s) (?)996998888845566778899999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7679893452702111501147667782350871712554086571034119812611312148517172181
Wind
(km/h)
55
W
60
W
60
W
55
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
25
WNW
25
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
45
N
45
N
45
N
50
N
55
N
55
N
60
N
55
N
55
N
55
N
55
N
55
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
onononononononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:27AM
1.09
6:04PM
1.04
6:21AM
1.13
7:00PM
1.11
7:16AM
1.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:14PM
0.20
11:52AM
0.12
12:11AM
0.17
12:46PM
0.07
1:09AM
0.15
1:39PM
0.03
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise----7:05-------7:07-------7:07---
Sunset------5:53-------5:52-------5:51-
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-111-------------------1
Temp. °C131313131314131414151515161616161716161717171717
Feels °C (?)2111245681088989887678888
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