Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rapahoe/Chimney Pots today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rapahoe/Chimney Pots at 1PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 2.0m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Rapahoe/Chimney Pots. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6545 | 6246 | 5764 | 3786 | 2979 | 2634 | 2181 | 1708 | 1441 | 1121 | 850 | 704 | 684 | 651 | 623 | 218 | 176 | 166 | 154 | 341 | 300 | 300 | 244 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:48AM2.25m | 6:23PM2.33m | 7:08AM2.32m | 7:36PM2.46m | 8:15AM2.46m | 8:37PM2.64m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:01PM0.71m | 00:45AM0.57m | 1:17PM0.61m | 1:56AM0.42m | 2:21PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | 5 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 15 | NW 9 | WSW 14 | NW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 6545 | 6246 | 5764 | 3786 | 2979 | 1047 | 952 | 846 | 1441 | 567 | 850 | 293 | 684 | 651 | 623 | 218 | 176 | 166 | 154 | 341 | 300 | 300 | 244 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 9 | — | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 15 | WNW 9 | WSW 14 | WNW 9 | WSW 14 | NW 8 | NW 9 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 180 | — | 2634 | 2181 | 1708 | 480 | 1121 | 255 | 704 | 232 | 123 | 92 | 93 | 116 | 108 | 88 | 92 | 94 | 74 | 74 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | N 8 | — | — | N 8 | NW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 17 | WNW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 190 | — | 131 | — | — | 72 | 81 | 173 | 170 | 123 | 119 | 6 | 28 | 33 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 7 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | E 2 | — | ENE 2 | NE 2 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 417 | 1083 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 169 | 178 | 168 | 168 | 201 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
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