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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 am Saturday 21 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
16.6° C
(Which is 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 3PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Rapahoe/Chimney Pots. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | Tue 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 267 | 318 | 318 | 271 | 280 | 289 | 437 | 425 | 395 | 384 | 312 | 326 | 273 | 201 | 192 | 249 | 289 | 361 | 763 | 773 | 534 | 507 | 425 | 407 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | off | off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:12PM 2.98 | 1:34AM 2.89 | 1:55PM 2.90 | 2:17AM 2.81 | 2:42PM 2.76 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:02AM -0.02 | 7:25PM -0.03 | 7:45AM 0.02 | 8:08PM 0.08 | 8:31AM 0.13 | 8:56PM 0.25 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | Tue 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
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