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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 15 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
17.3° 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 1PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (15 Apr)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (15 Apr)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
W
2.3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
3.5
W
4
W
4
W
4
W
4
W
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
1.5
W
2.5
NW
3.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)111112121111109101010111111111212121212131388
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1300127629932398175114231490194729593050318331903323305629692679222517681496139214207648201663
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
10
ESE
5
S
5
SW
10
NW
25
WNW
30
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
E
10
NE
15
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
Sunrise--7:05-------7:07-------7:07-----
Sunset-----6:02-------6:00-------6:00--
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
Rain (mm)
1---1254333222111---141112
Temp. °C10911131313141312111112131312111111121314141516
Feels °C (?)769111198543346778910101010101011
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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