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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 02 Apr 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
17.4° C
(Which is 1.2°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 5AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (02 Apr)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (02 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


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Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
W
1.1
W
0.9
WSW
1.1
W
1.4
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
Period(s) (?)1313131010101010914141313121211101091212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4373612941151088078524770685958150232187221244147347538722596442
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
W
5
W
5
SW
5
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffglassoncross-
on
glassglassoffglasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:38PM
2.72
11:53AM
2.79
12:12AM
2.75
12:28PM
2.77
12:46AM
2.73
1:03PM
2.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:45AM
0.17
6:05PM
0.12
6:21AM
0.16
6:39PM
0.17
6:56AM
0.21
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunrise----7:50-------7:52-------7:52---
Sunset-------7:24-------7:23-------7:22
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------1332221
Temp. °C131312121315151413121212121516151414141617171716
Feels °C (?)121110101214141313111111111315141313121416151515
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