Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rapahoe/Chimney Pots today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rapahoe/Chimney Pots at 7PM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Rapahoe/Chimney Pots. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 77mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 16 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1280 | 1185 | 1032 | 953 | 966 | 1060 | 1092 | 1042 | 1130 | 915 | 700 | 490 | 483 | 483 | 490 | 759 | 2123 | 2186 | 2151 | 2125 | 1891 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:01PM2.71m | 1:21AM2.64m | 1:37PM2.61m | 1:58AM2.50m | 2:15PM2.48m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:14PM0.25m | 7:31AM0.35m | 7:51PM0.38m | 8:08AM0.50m | 8:31PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 16 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
| kJ | 1280 | 1185 | 1032 | 953 | 966 | 1060 | 1092 | 1042 | 1130 | 915 | 700 | 490 | 483 | 483 | 490 | 759 | 2123 | 2186 | 2151 | 2125 | 1891 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 9 | N 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 129 | 107 | 84 | 66 | 51 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 62 | 86 | 76 | 73 | 64 | 83 | 86 | 71 | 94 | 15 | 52 | 60 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | WNW 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 9 | W 17 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 28 | 6 | 204 | 338 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 19 | 64 | 81 | 77 | 119 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 120 | 120 | 8 | 193 | 179 | 201 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 179 | 77 | 77 | 204 | 207 | 1 |
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