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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 10 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
17.1° C
(Which is 1.3°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 3PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (10 Apr)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (10 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


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Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.4
WSW
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
WSW
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.5
W
0.6
W
1
W
0.9
WNW
1
W
1.1
W
1.3
W
1.5
W
1.7
W
1.4
WNW
1.4
W
1.7
W
Period(s) (?)12111110101010999131312121291010111111101111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6865535164432902351841387855485276106278147188245389566688418467676
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
5
SW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
ESE
5
E
10
ESE
5
E
10
E
5
SSW
5
SW
0
E
5
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSW
5
SSW
0
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crossglassglassoffoffoffglasscross-
on
glassoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:41PM
1.99
5:13AM
2.04
5:57PM
2.01
6:24AM
2.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:24AM
0.91
10:54PM
0.97
11:37AM
0.89
12:06AM
0.92
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise7:00-------7:01-------7:01-------
Sunset---6:10-------6:09-------6:07----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------1-------
Temp. °C131616141312111113171917151313131418181615141414
Feels °C (?)1215141312119910151716131010101216171414141313
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