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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 29 Nov 2025 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
16.2° 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 6AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Nov)6ft (1.9m)11s
Afternoon (29 Nov)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (29 Nov)6ft (1.9m)12s

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

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Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
01
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
3
!
!
!
3
3
1
0
0
!
!
!
!
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
W
1.9
W
1.9
W
2
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.9
W
2.1
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
2
W
1.8
W
1.5
W
3
NW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
W
3.5
W
3
W
1.8
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)10101111111111111213141414131391111121211111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)669738841949856769771814106513852048186814621155799134234793479417932001814749531467
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
ESE
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
20
ENE
30
NNE
25
NW
20
WNW
15
W
10
W
5
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglassglassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:57AM
2.21
6:20PM
2.33
7:00AM
2.29
7:22PM
2.43
7:59AM
2.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:40PM
0.60
12:04PM
0.69
12:41AM
0.53
1:07PM
0.60
1:41AM
0.42
2:07PM
0.46
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
01
Sunrise---5:54-------5:52-------5:52----
Sunset-------8:52-------8:52-------8:53
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------24321------
Temp. °C131212121516161614131213171416151414131314151514
Feels °C (?)111111111414141412111011151112111111111212121212
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