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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 17 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
16.6° 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 4AM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)7ft (2.1m)10s
Afternoon (18 Apr)8ft (2.4m)10s
Evening (18 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
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4
3
2
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
2.1
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
2.4
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
1.9
W
1.6
W
1.4
W
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
Period(s) (?)899101010101212121314141414141414131313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1015209217369189188901200240525692584266831603724371434232923267719751237848630273269192
Wind
(km/h)
35
NW
35
NNW
30
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
SE
25
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscrossoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:47PM
2.92
11:07AM
3.00
11:29PM
2.96
11:53AM
2.98
12:14AM
2.94
12:41PM
2.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:56AM
-0.03
5:20PM
-0.05
5:41AM
-0.06
6:04PM
0.00
6:28AM
-0.02
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise----7:09-------7:09-------7:11---
Sunset------5:58-------5:57-------5:54-
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
9555322321173111--------
Temp. °C151516151514141312121112131515131210101012151614
Feels °C (?)101012121211121110108911121211106646798
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