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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 19 Jan 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
17.9° 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 6PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (19 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (19 Jan)1ft (0.3m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.4
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.3
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)1615151515111111131414131313131312121299222221
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4848484849497174956161991351339593898582817491154148
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
10
WNW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
0
NE
15
W
5
SSW
5
SW
10
ESE
10
E
5
ESE
5
E
5
SE
5
S
10
S
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoncross-
on		crosscross-
off		offoffoffoffglassoncrossglassoffcross-
off		offglassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:10PM
2.64
12:32AM
2.59
12:46PM
2.71
1:08AM
2.62
1:23PM
2.74
1:45AM
2.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:24PM
0.30
6:37AM
0.33
7:01PM
0.22
7:14AM
0.28
7:37PM
0.18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise-------6:20-------6:22-------6:24
Sunset---9:09-------9:08-------9:07----
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
Rain (mm)
-------------------1141115
Temp. °C151817171514121117222018171514151718191616161616
Feels °C (?)1215141513118713201716161312131618181615161516
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