Rapahoe/Chimney Pots Surf Forecast

/ West Coast South Island (21 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (42.37° S 171.24° E)

Surf Forecasts:

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

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 01 Jun 2026 NZST

Forecast 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 14.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rapahoe/Chimney Pots today (01 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with NNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with N swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Rapahoe/Chimney Pots at 5PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Jun)	10ft (3.0m)	10s
Afternoon (01 Jun)	10ft (3.0m)	10s
Evening (01 Jun)	10ft (3.0m)	10s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 62mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 1					Tuesday 2								Wednesday 3								Thu 4
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	2	0	!	!	2	3	2	2	3	2	1	2	2	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	WNW 8	W 8	W 8	W 7	N 10	W 12	W 12	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 9	W 9
Wave Graph
kJ	1544	1664	1796	1760	1647	1330	1026	947	784	623	722	809	410	223	196	282	387	210	216	164	122	92	57	57
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	ESE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NW	W	WSW	WSW	S	E	E	ENE	NE	NNE	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	off	cross	cross	cross	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		11:16AM2.50m				11:32PM2.55m				11:54AM2.47m					00:10AM2.52m				12:33PM2.43m				00:50AM2.48m
Low Tide				5:24PM0.48m				5:47AM0.43m					6:03PM0.50m				6:26AM0.46m				6:42PM0.54m


	7:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:56
	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	5:09
mm	6	13	11	6	7	2	3	1	—	2	5	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3
Temp °C	15	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	11	10	10	13	14	12	12	11	12	12
Feels °C	13	13	12	14	14	15	13	12	12	12	10	11	12	12	10	8	8	12	13	10	10	8	9	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 10	WNW 11	WNW 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	W 8	W 7	W 7	W 12	W 12	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 9	W 9
kJ	1544	65	78	1760	1647	1330	1026	947	784	623	362	266	410	223	89	282	387	210	216	164	122	92	57	56
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WNW 10	W 9	W 9	W 8	W 8	NW 9	NW 9	W 15	W 15	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 9	W 10	N 4	WSW 10
kJ	46	47	45	71	60	40	37	35	109	190	39	38	223	188	196	162	159	123	68	45	43	56	14	22
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 11	—	—	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	W 9	W 9	—	WSW 11	WSW 14	W 13	W 12	W 6	NNW 7	W 11	WSW 11	W 11	W 11	N 9	WSW 10	N 9
kJ	25	—	—	46	43	41	40	41	39	39	—	12	62	90	193	38	19	94	41	62	61	27	36	14
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	N 10	N 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WNW 8	W 8	—	—	—	—	—	N 7	N 7	N 3	NNE 4	NNE 4	ENE 3	N 5
kJ	—	1664	1796	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	722	809	—	—	—	—	—	26	25	4	5	9	3	57
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Point Elizabeth West Coast South Island	Spooky's West Coast South Island	Spooky's West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Midshore Bay Canterbury	Trolley's Canterbury	Woodpecker Bay West Coast South Island	Woodpecker Bay West Coast South Island	Rapahoe/Chimney Pots West Coast South Island	Rapahoe/Chimney Pots West Coast South Island	Rapahoe/Chimney Pots West Coast South Island	Rapahoe/Chimney Pots West Coast South Island	Rapahoe/Chimney Pots West Coast South Island	Spooky's West Coast South Island	Rapahoe/Chimney Pots West Coast South Island	Rapahoe/Chimney Pots West Coast South Island	Rapahoe/Chimney Pots West Coast South Island	Rapahoe/Chimney Pots West Coast South Island	Rapahoe/Chimney Pots West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	1	4	4	4	1	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	128	128	128	128	8	1	2	2	8	156	175	40	40	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui	Little Wanganui	Little Wanganui	Little Wanganui	Little Wanganui	Little Wanganui	Spooky's	Spooky's	Cobden Breakwater			Shingles	Little Wanganui	Waimarie	Little Wanganui	Westport Breakwater	Little Wanganui	Little Wanganui	Little Wanganui	Little Wanganui	Little Wanganui	Little Wanganui	Little Wanganui	Little Wanganui
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1			3	3	3	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	The Ledge Northland	The Ledge Northland	The Ledge Northland	Clark Island Coromandel	Clark Island Coromandel	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	The Ledge Northland	The Ledge Northland	The Ledge Northland	Clark Island Coromandel	Clark Island Coromandel	Clark Island Coromandel	Takou Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	8	5	5	9	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	9	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5

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