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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 6 pm Wednesday 25 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
17.3° 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 10PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Mar) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (25 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Rapahoe/Chimney Pots. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 130 | 190 | 324 | 462 | 431 | 425 | 1092 | 1754 | 2012 | 2451 | 3018 | 3558 | 3376 | 3937 | 4731 | 3943 | 2926 | 2339 | 1726 | 1454 | 1179 | 835 | 639 | 423 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | glass | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:40PM 2.37 | 5:10AM 2.36 | 5:58PM 2.24 | 6:32AM 2.29 | 7:23PM 2.22 | 7:53AM 2.34 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:53PM 0.63 | 11:36AM 0.60 | 12:10AM 0.73 | 12:58PM 0.63 | 1:31AM 0.72 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 |
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