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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 19 Feb 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
19.2° C
(Which is 1.6°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 1AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)7ft (2.1m)7s
Afternoon (20 Feb)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (20 Feb)10ft (3.0m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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1
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
WSW
1.4
WNW
2
W
2
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
2.1
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
1.8
WSW
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
Period(s) (?)15788777899910121313131313141414999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1261804944783112384241004140514691500185026112393229321241810171017791363319290811211088
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WSW
15
W
20
NW
25
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
10
NNW
20
NNW
30
W
20
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossononcross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:20AM
2.80
1:36PM
2.90
1:58AM
2.78
2:15PM
2.85
2:39AM
2.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:26AM
0.09
7:50PM
0.03
8:06AM
0.12
8:30PM
0.10
8:48AM
0.20
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise------7:01-------7:03-------7:03-
Sunset-8:36-------8:34-------8:32------
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-1111252-----------3101-1
Temp. °C161616161515161716151414131314151515141415141516
Feels °C (?)1414151313121210989910111213131312111091112
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