Tuapeka Point surfForecast / Chatham Islands / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 17 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
13.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tuapeka Point today?

The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 7PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:45am May 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (17 May)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (17 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
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
1
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)
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
23
23
23
23
22
9
9
27
29
29
28
26
15
9
9
8
17
16
16
14
14
14
14
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:36PM1.16m
6:49AM1.19m
7:32PM1.21m
7:46AM1.20m
8:28PM1.25m
Low Tide
12:17PM0.03m
00:44AM0.14m
1:13PM-0.01m
1:44AM0.12m
2:09PM-0.03m
2:42AM0.10m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:41
7:41
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:13
5:12
5:10
Temp °C
11
12
12
12
11
10
10
10
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
4
5
5
5
5
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.9
SSE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.4
NE
11
0.7
SE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
Energy kJ
37
102
85
23
23
22
9
146
100
29
100
28
109
105
100
78
80
52
51
51
29
28
28
28
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.1
NE
11
0.2
ENE
9
0.4
NE
10
0.1
E
13
0.4
NE
11
0.1
E
13
0.4
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
Energy kJ
85
23
23
83
47
45
5
9
27
3
29
3
26
15
9
9
8
8
8
10
14
14
14
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
14
0.1
S
16
0.1
NE
11
0.1
E
13
0.4
NE
11
0.1
E
13
0.4
NE
10
0.1
E
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
15
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
ENE
10
0.1
NE
8
0.2
SSE
14
0.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
3
29
3
28
3
16
3
4
4
17
16
16
11
3
19
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
10
0.4
SSW
3
0.9
SSE
10
0.4
S
3
0.9
SSE
10
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.6
SSW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SSW
4
Energy kJ
179
116
103
122
103
113
152
3
140
3
137
2
4
6
8
12
18
16
14
10
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
676
676
676
692
676
675
675
675
675
0
687
678
674
674
674
674
674
674
674
674
674
674
674
674
Best forecast wave conditions in Chatham Islands
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
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