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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 01 Mar 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
19.3° C
(Which is 1.9°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: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (01 Mar)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (01 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


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Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
3
3
3
3
2
2
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1.6
WSW
2
WSW
2
WSW
2
WSW
2
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)12127889101010101011111111111111111120201918
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)25029821945253664178757340729528126020617012312191909088132276361528
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
10
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
10
E
5
W
15
W
10
SW
5
SSE
10
ESE
5
E
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffoffglasscross-
on
crossoffoffoffoffoffcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:10AM
2.64
10:41PM
2.61
10:58AM
2.78
11:25PM
2.72
11:41AM
2.88
12:05AM
2.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:27PM
0.25
4:46AM
0.29
5:14PM
0.12
5:30AM
0.16
5:55PM
0.03
6:10AM
0.09
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Sunrise--------7:13-------7:16-------
Sunset---8:20-------8:17-------8:16----
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--21--------------------
Temp. °C1415151512108711151414119871115141412111010
Feels °C (?)1413111096437129107543812101111988
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