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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 22 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
17.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Rapahoe/Chimney Pots today?

The current surf forecast for Rapahoe/Chimney Pots at 3AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)4ft (1.2m)15s
Afternoon (23 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Evening (23 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


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Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
Period(s) (?)141313131414161614141414131313131312121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)273201192198289549763773542507425401312303238186168115111107106111133133
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
10
S
5
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
NE
10
NW
10
WNW
5
W
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
WNW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
0
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassoffcross-
off
glassononglassglassglassoffoffglassglasscross-
on
glassglassoffoffoffoffglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:17AM
2.81
2:42PM
2.76
3:05AM
2.67
3:36PM
2.56
4:01AM
2.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:08PM
0.08
8:31AM
0.13
8:56PM
0.25
9:22AM
0.28
9:49PM
0.45
10:23AM
0.46
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise------7:39-------7:41-------7:41-
Sunset-7:45-------7:43-------7:40------
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161514141313141717161514131314171716151514141620
Feels °C (?)141313141212131717171514121113161515141412121420
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