Tuapeka Point surfForecast / Chatham Islands / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 06 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 2PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:45am April 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (06 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (06 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thu
09
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.7
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.9
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.4
ENE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
2.2
NE
Period(s) (?)11101111111010101012121211111111111111111111117
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7189112140159153184244240518505549503450713359300275275286260265269414
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
5
NW
0
N
5
E
10
E
15
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
35
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:16AM
1.05
9:49PM
1.06
9:58AM
1.04
10:30PM
1.05
10:39AM
1.02
11:12PM
1.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:14AM
0.24
3:35PM
0.17
3:59AM
0.26
4:17PM
0.19
4:42AM
0.27
4:59PM
0.21
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thu
09
Sunrise--6:52-------6:54-------6:54-----
Sunset-----6:13-------6:10-------6:08--
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161616161515131313121212121213131314141515151515
Feels °C (?)161616161313998776668788799988
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