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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 12 pm Friday 27 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
18.0° C
(Which is 1.6°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 9PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Mar) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Mar) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Mar) | 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
Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 4348 | 3747 | 2871 | 2537 | 1960 | 1693 | 1397 | 1055 | 777 | 493 | 239 | 239 | 239 | 243 | 247 | 239 | 236 | 229 | 225 | 215 | 412 | 1111 | 1048 | 1223 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:23PM 2.22 | 7:53AM 2.34 | 8:36PM 2.31 | 8:59AM 2.46 | 9:33PM 2.44 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:58PM 0.63 | 1:31AM 0.72 | 2:14PM 0.56 | 2:42AM 0.61 | 3:17PM 0.43 | 3:38AM 0.46 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 34 | 5 | 4 |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
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