Tuapeka Point surfForecast / Chatham Islands / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 12 May 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
14.2° 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 4PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:45am May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (12 May)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (12 May)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Wed morning, moderate winds from the SW by Thu night).

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
11
1.1
NE
10
1.1
NE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
258
239
229
175
175
171
139
120
94
90
78
59
58
58
42
42
33
33
33
34
35
37
38
40
Wind (km/h)
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
W
40
W
45
WSW
50
WSW
55
WSW
55
SW
55
SW
55
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
40
SW
35
SW
45
SW
40
SW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:45PM0.91m
2:12AM1.03m
2:41PM0.93m
3:03AM1.06m
3:40PM0.97m
3:58AM1.09m
Low Tide
7:51AM0.25m
7:57PM0.23m
8:40AM0.21m
8:49PM0.23m
9:32AM0.17m
9:46PM0.21m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:35
7:35
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:17
5:16
5:15
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
13
13
13
12
11
10
9
9
10
9
10
10
10
11
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
3
3
4
5
4
3
0
-2
-4
-3
-2
-2
-1
0
1
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
11
1.1
NE
10
1.1
NE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.9
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
10
Energy kJ
258
239
229
175
175
171
139
120
94
90
78
59
58
58
125
119
78
61
33
34
35
37
83
81
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.4
NW
6
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
15
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.4
ENE
10
0.5
SSE
15
Energy kJ
11
57
46
49
51
48
43
42
8
40
40
42
38
22
42
42
33
33
23
21
20
20
38
131
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
S
7
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.4
NW
6
0.2
WNW
6
0.2
WNW
6
0.2
WNW
6
0.2
WNW
6
0.2
S
19
0.3
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
W
6
0.3
SSE
16
0.4
ENE
10
Energy kJ
22
4
10
10
10
9
9
8
42
9
4
4
4
4
29
59
24
23
1
1
1
1
48
40
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
4
1
WNW
4
1.1
WNW
4
1
WNW
4
1.1
WNW
4
1.3
WNW
5
1.2
W
5
1.4
WSW
5
1.5
SW
5
1.4
SSW
5
1.6
SSW
6
1.6
S
6
1.4
S
5
1.3
S
5
0.9
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
1
SSW
4
1.3
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
0.6
SW
4
0.8
SSW
4
Energy kJ
26
37
47
40
40
66
60
80
110
105
161
154
109
83
24
16
24
43
71
62
157
120
9
19
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
3
4
4
4
4
1
4
4
4
1
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
674
675
675
674
675
675
676
676
676
692
705
732
676
732
676
676
676
676
722
676
675
675
675
675
Best forecast wave conditions in Chatham Islands
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
8
9
9
9
9
6
6
9
6
7
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
8
8
9
9
9
9
6
9
9
7
7
6
9
8
9
5
5
5
5
5
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