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Rapahoe/Chimney Pots surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 18 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
19.0° C
 (Which is 1.2°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: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Feb)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (18 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Evening (18 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)17s

Table - waves today at Rapahoe/Chimney Pots. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
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Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
1.7
WNW
1.8
W
1.6
W
1.9
W
2
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
Period(s) (?)111918181716161616151515887788999101112
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)911251071581531492011421381331261233553682723554541114153117031485140316721902
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
SW
0
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
15
N
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
SW
10
WSW
15
WNW
10
WSW
25
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		ononcross-
on		glassglasscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		oncross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:21PM
2.83
12:43AM
2.76
12:58PM
2.90
1:20AM
2.80
1:36PM
2.90
1:58AM
2.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:35PM
0.07
6:49AM
0.12
7:12PM
0.02
7:26AM
0.09
7:50PM
0.03
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise--------7:00-------7:01-------
Sunset---8:37-------8:36-------8:34----
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------111--1-14331-----
Temp. °C171818171615151615161617151515151616161514141313
Feels °C (?)161617161616151613141517131313141210989111011
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