Tuapeka Point surfForecast / Chatham Islands / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 18 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 1.0°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 11AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:45am April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)4ft (1.2m)5s
Afternoon (18 Apr)6ft (1.8m)6s
Evening (18 Apr)7ft (2.1m)7s

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


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NNW
1
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.8
N
1.8
N
2
N
2.2
N
2.5
N
3
N
3
N
3
N
3
N
3.5
N
4
N
3.5
N
3.5
N
3.5
N
3
N
2.5
N
2.2
N
2
N
1.7
N
1.8
N
1.6
NNE
Period(s) (?)4556777888999101010101010109998
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)21459824329336047475610291267139114441838256224982498249816951375891670473506376
Wind
(km/h)
35
NNW
40
NNW
45
N
45
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
50
NNW
55
NNW
55
N
55
N
55
N
55
N
60
N
55
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
30
N
25
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
5
NE
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononononononononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:21AM
1.13
7:00PM
1.11
7:16AM
1.16
7:55PM
1.16
8:10AM
1.19
8:49PM
1.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:46PM
0.07
1:09AM
0.15
1:39PM
0.03
2:05AM
0.12
2:33PM
0.00
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
Sunrise--7:07-------7:07-------7:09-----
Sunset----5:52-------5:51-------5:49---
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------3721-231---
Temp. °C151516161616161717171717171615161616161616161616
Feels °C (?)988998787777778111113141415161615
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