Tuapeka Point surfForecast / Chatham Islands / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 19 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
13.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tuapeka Point today?

The current surf forecast for Tuapeka Point at 2PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:45am May 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (19 May)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Evening (19 May)0.5ft (0.2m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Thu night).

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 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
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.5
NW
3
0.9
NW
4
1.1
NW
5
1.4
NW
5
1.4
NW
5
1.6
NW
6
1.4
NW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
9
8
8
16
16
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
11
11
11
3
5
21
54
94
102
150
124
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
40
NW
45
NW
45
NW
45
NW
40
WNW
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
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:46AM1.20m
8:28PM1.25m
8:43AM1.20m
9:24PM1.26m
9:39AM1.18m
10:19PM1.25m
Low Tide
1:44AM0.12m
2:09PM-0.03m
2:42AM0.10m
3:05PM-0.03m
3:40AM0.09m
4:00PM-0.02m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:43
7:43
7:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:10
5:09
5:08
Temp °C
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
12
12
13
13
14
14
14
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
Energy kJ
100
78
52
105
51
49
47
46
28
28
48
43
32
31
30
30
30
28
28
30
57
38
38
23
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
9
9
8
8
11
11
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
11
11
25
24
18
15
13
2
3
3
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
ENE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
S
18
0.2
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
13
Energy kJ
3
3
4
4
16
16
11
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
6
11
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.6
S
3
0.7
S
4
0.6
SW
3
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
2
0.3
NW
2
0.5
NW
3
0.9
NW
4
1.1
NW
5
1.4
NW
5
1.4
NW
5
1.6
NW
6
1.4
NW
6
Energy kJ
2
8
13
7
16
17
16
12
11
8
4
1
1
1
5
21
54
94
102
150
124
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
674
674
674
674
674
674
674
674
674
674
674
674
674
679
676
687
731
742
742
731
785
680
680
687
Best forecast wave conditions in Chatham Islands
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
1
2
2
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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