Tuapeka Point surfForecast / Chatham Islands / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 05 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 5PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:45am May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+1245) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (05 May)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (05 May)1ft (0.3m)10s

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 morning, min 13°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, strong winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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)
0.3
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
0.8
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
1
NNW
5
1.2
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
5
1.6
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
19
26
40
72
90
179
186
177
151
144
133
122
114
170
237
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
N
25
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
35
NW
40
NNW
35
NW
40
NW
35
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
8:42AM1.02m
9:18PM1.06m
9:24AM1.01m
9:59PM1.05m
10:05AM0.99m
10:40PM1.04m
Low Tide
3:01PM0.19m
3:29AM0.29m
3:44PM0.20m
4:12AM0.29m
4:25PM0.21m
4:55AM0.30m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
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7:26
7:28
7:28
7:30
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5:27
5:25
5:24
5:23
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
16
15
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
16
10
10
10
10
9
12
11
10
11
10
9
10
10
10
9
9
10
9
9
10
9
7
8
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
18
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
18
18
18
18
9
7
7
7
8
8
7
7
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
Energy kJ
8
39
9
8
22
22
52
56
56
47
46
22
21
17
4
17
4
5
5
3
2
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
E
9
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
20
12
23
23
8
8
8
8
8
6
6
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
2
0.2
WNW
2
0.3
NNW
3
0.6
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
1
NNW
5
1.2
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
5
1.6
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
8
18
26
40
72
90
179
186
177
151
144
133
122
114
170
237
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
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)
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
6
5
8
8
5
5
6
5
5
5
7
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