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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 25 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
17.3° 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 5AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (25 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (25 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.6
W
0.8
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
2.2
NNW
2.5
N
3
N
3.5
NNW
4
NNW
4
NNW
4
NNW
4
NNW
4
NNW
3.5
NNW
3
NNW
2.5
NNW
Period(s) (?)121212111111111616151414121213131313131212111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11179107113107135130190324462431425140520462914405549544868471945064026273618351357
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
5
NNW
5
NW
0
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
25
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoffoffoffoffglasscross-
on
glassoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:01AM
2.51
4:40PM
2.37
5:10AM
2.36
5:58PM
2.24
6:32AM
2.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:49PM
0.45
10:23AM
0.46
10:53PM
0.63
11:36AM
0.60
12:10AM
0.73
12:58PM
0.63
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise----7:41-------7:43-------7:43---
Sunset-------7:38-------7:37-------7:36
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------36911---16252
Temp. °C151414141519181717171714131415161717171717171817
Feels °C (?)141212121318171715151512101112141414141515141514
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