Tuapeka Point surfForecast / Chatham Islands / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 07 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
15.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tuapeka Point today?

The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 10AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:45am April 07). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (07 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (07 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Fri
10
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NE
1.3
NE
1.4
NE
1.6
NE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.9
NE
1.9
NNE
2.2
NE
2.3
NNE
1.9
N
2
N
1.9
N
1.9
N
1.8
N
1.7
N
0.8
N
Period(s) (?)10121212111111111111111111777777777716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)240440505660669645645634346300281281265296313447508331377338367339294310
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
35
NE
35
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
N
40
N
40
N
40
N
40
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:58AM
1.04
10:30PM
1.05
10:39AM
1.02
11:12PM
1.04
11:20AM
1.00
11:53PM
1.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:59AM
0.26
4:17PM
0.19
4:42AM
0.27
4:59PM
0.21
5:24AM
0.29
5:40PM
0.23
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Fri
10
Sunrise--6:54-------6:54-------6:56-----
Sunset-----6:10-------6:08-------6:07--
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------------1--
Temp. °C131312121213131313131414151515151516161617171717
Feels °C (?)8877788777878888810101012121212
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