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Rapahoe/Chimney Pots Surf Forecast
/ West Coast South Island (21 surf breaks) /
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Rapahoe/Chimney Pots surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 31 Mar 2026 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.7° C
(Which is 1.4°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 7AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Mar) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 Mar) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (31 Mar) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Rapahoe/Chimney Pots. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 928 | 844 | 864 | 928 | 878 | 994 | 919 | 705 | 565 | 440 | 380 | 326 | 261 | 317 | 617 | 523 | 437 | 356 | 294 | 112 | 108 | 80 | 75 | 48 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | on | on | glass | cross- off | off | off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:21PM 2.56 | 10:37AM 2.70 | 11:01PM 2.66 | 11:17AM 2.77 | 11:38PM 2.72 | 11:53AM 2.79 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:25AM 0.33 | 4:50PM 0.19 | 5:07AM 0.23 | 5:29PM 0.13 | 5:45AM 0.17 | 6:05PM 0.12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
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