Tuapeka Point surfForecast / Chatham Islands / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 04 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
14.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tuapeka Point today?

The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 9PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:45pm May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)--
Afternoon (04 May)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (04 May)1ft (0.3m)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 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed night).

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
9 AM
12 PM
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
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.9
NNW
4
1.2
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
5
1.4
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
21
21
22
16
18
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
31
64
103
128
156
188
195
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
15
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
30
N
30
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:35PM1.05m
8:42AM1.02m
9:18PM1.06m
9:24AM1.01m
9:59PM1.05m
10:05AM0.99m
Low Tide
2:44AM0.28m
3:01PM0.19m
3:29AM0.29m
3:44PM0.20m
4:12AM0.29m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:26
7:28
7:28
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5:29
5:27
5:25
5:24
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
13
13
14
14
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
8
9
9
10
10
10
11
10
9
9
9
11
11
10
10
10
9
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
29
28
17
16
22
16
18
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
18
18
18
18
9
9
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
8
8
21
21
16
15
8
39
9
8
22
22
52
56
57
47
46
22
21
17
4
4
4
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
12
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
N
12
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
12
Energy kJ
14
14
13
13
12
12
20
12
23
23
8
8
8
8
8
8
6
6
1
1
1
1
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.2
WSW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.6
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
1.2
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
5
1.4
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
6
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
2
11
17
31
64
103
128
156
188
195
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
Distance (km)
674
674
674
674
674
674
674
674
674
674
674
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)
3
3
2
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
2
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
6
5
8
5
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