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Rapahoe/Chimney Pots surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 10 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Rapahoe/Chimney Pots surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Rapahoe/Chimney Pots sea temperature is
16.9° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rapahoe/Chimney Pots today?
The current surf forecast for Rapahoe/Chimney Pots at 4PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Rapahoe/Chimney Pots. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
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 kJ (?) | 835 | 797 | 679 | 746 | 736 | 736 | 734 | 1463 | 1449 | 1487 | 1609 | 1058 | 919 | 919 | 836 | 722 | 608 | 515 | 1249 | 528 | 612 | 626 | 736 | 653 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:51PM 2.59 | 4:25AM 2.38 | 4:48PM 2.44 | 5:24AM 2.27 | 5:48PM 2.32 | 6:24AM 2.21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:37AM 0.42 | 10:12PM 0.38 | 10:33AM 0.54 | 11:09PM 0.51 | 11:32AM 0.65 | 12:07AM 0.61 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 9:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:05 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
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