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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 14 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
17.5° C
(Which is 1.8°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 10AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (14 Apr)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (14 Apr)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.4
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
3
W
3.5
W
4
W
4
W
4.5
W
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
Period(s) (?)1313121212121212111112121111109910101111111212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)288425582237212920942221203416441300140530352604175114501387159520842736339442073765322729472552
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
ENE
5
E
5
WNW
10
W
25
WNW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glassonononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
Sunrise--7:05-------7:05-------7:07-----
Sunset-----6:05-------6:02-------6:00--
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
432244434---126333322121
Temp. °C121213141312121111101214141313121211121213121212
Feels °C (?)7910119910998111312975434567911
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