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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 Saturday 04 Apr 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
17.5° C
(Which is 1.5°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 11PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Rapahoe/Chimney Pots. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Saturday 04 | Sunday 05 | Monday 06 | Tuesday 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) (?) | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 690 | 588 | 416 | 249 | 683 | 759 | 764 | 892 | 1048 | 938 | 799 | 754 | 627 | 531 | 437 | 282 | 269 | 202 | 169 | 299 | 348 | 297 | 351 | 486 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | glass | glass | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- on | glass | cross- off | off | off | off | off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:03PM 2.71 | 1:19AM 2.67 | 1:37PM 2.61 | 1:53AM 2.57 | 2:13PM 2.48 | 2:30AM 2.45 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:13PM 0.25 | 7:31AM 0.29 | 7:47PM 0.37 | 8:07AM 0.41 | 8:23PM 0.52 | 8:45AM 0.55 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 04 | Sunday 05 | Monday 06 | Tuesday 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:56 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 |
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