Tuapeka Point surfForecast / Chatham Islands / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 28 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
13.8° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tuapeka Point today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 5PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:45am May 28). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 19s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (28 May)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (28 May)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the W by Sat night).

Thu
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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)
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
9
0.5
NW
6
0.2
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.6
SSE
16
0.1
N
9
0.8
SSE
11
0.1
NW
6
0.1
N
8
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.2
NNE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
10
10
7
20
6
2
2
0
2
0
2
1
6
6
6
5
5
12
12
5
5
5
13
Wind (km/h)
50
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
50
SW
45
SW
35
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
45
SW
45
SW
40
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
W
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:16PM0.95m
4:23AM1.00m
5:05PM0.97m
5:10AM1.00m
5:52PM0.99m
5:56AM1.00m
Low Tide
9:57AM0.19m
10:13PM0.29m
10:44AM0.20m
11:03PM0.31m
11:30AM0.20m
11:52PM0.32m
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:50
7:52
7:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:04
5:04
5:02
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
0
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
4
6
8
7
8
9
8
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
16
1
SSE
18
1.2
SSE
19
1.3
SSE
19
1.3
SSE
19
1.2
SSE
17
1.1
SSE
16
1
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
Energy kJ
469
716
970
1133
1085
813
686
547
115
392
128
130
161
140
176
167
177
143
137
96
75
81
85
55
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
9
0.5
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.6
SSE
16
0.2
WNW
6
0.5
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
WNW
6
0.2
WNW
6
0.2
WNW
6
0.2
WNW
6
0.1
NW
5
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.2
NNE
12
Energy kJ
11
10
7
7
20
10
9
9
191
3
116
75
4
3
3
3
3
1
12
12
5
5
5
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.4
NW
6
0.1
N
9
0.2
WNW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
N
8
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NW
5
0.1
NW
5
0.1
NW
5
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
7
7
10
4
6
6
2
2
9
2
3
2
1
6
6
6
5
5
1
1
1
2
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
5
1.5
WSW
5
1.4
WSW
5
1.5
SW
5
1.4
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
0.9
SW
4
1
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
1
SW
4
1.1
SW
4
1.1
SSW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
NW
4
0.2
NNW
2
Energy kJ
108
108
100
110
91
55
53
47
34
37
28
34
49
50
28
17
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
675
675
676
676
676
676
675
675
675
675
678
674
674
674
674
674
674
674
674
674
674
674
674
674
Best forecast wave conditions in Chatham Islands
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
9
9
8
9
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
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