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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 27 Feb 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
19.3° C
(Which is 1.9°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 2AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Feb)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (28 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (28 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


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Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
W
0.9
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.3
WSW
Period(s) (?)12121213131313131313131212121212788910101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)377252392411713735746642538447411329258254203298219397475567698573416301
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
E
10
ENE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSE
5
E
5
E
5
ESE
0
W
10
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
10
S
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffoffglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:46PM
2.33
9:13AM
2.47
9:49PM
2.47
10:10AM
2.64
10:41PM
2.61
10:58AM
2.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:54AM
0.61
3:31PM
0.42
3:55AM
0.45
4:27PM
0.25
4:46AM
0.29
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise------7:11-------7:13-------7:13-
Sunset-8:22-------8:22-------8:20------
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------------11------
Temp. °C1717161514131517171714131212141616151210871115
Feels °C (?)1515141412111415151613131111141413119743712
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