Tuapeka Point surfForecast / Chatham Islands / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 19 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
14.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tuapeka Point today?

The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 10PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:45pm April 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)--
Afternoon (19 Apr)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (19 Apr)11ft (3.5m)10s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
N
3.5
N
3.5
N
3.5
N
3.5
N
3
N
2.5
N
2.2
N
1.9
N
1.9
N
2
N
2.1
N
2
N
1.6
N
2.5
ESE
3
ESE
3.5
ESE
3
ESE
2.5
ESE
1.9
SE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)9910101010101099999978889911101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)22052252234923932011155313198915935806567076564176251086147313021051535337312240240
Wind
(km/h)
55
N
55
N
55
N
45
N
45
N
40
NNW
30
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
5
NNW
30
SE
45
SE
45
SE
50
ESE
55
ESE
60
ESE
60
E
50
E
50
E
25
ENE
10
N
20
NNW
10
WNW
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrossoncross-
on
crossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:55PM
1.16
8:10AM
1.19
8:49PM
1.21
9:04AM
1.20
9:43PM
1.23
9:58AM
1.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:05AM
0.12
2:33PM
0.00
3:01AM
0.11
3:26PM
-0.01
3:57AM
0.10
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise------7:09-------7:09-------7:11-
Sunset5:51-------5:49-------5:47-------
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-2322-1112121---1072311--
Temp. °C171616161516161515151413131313131314141515151415
Feels °C (?)87798101213131510554322561114121215
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