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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 13 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
19.1° C
 (Which is 1.3°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 6PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (13 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (13 Feb)5ft (1.6m)7s

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

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Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
1
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
3
!
!
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
N
1.6
NNW
1
N
1.1
WNW
1.6
W
1
W
1.9
W
1.7
W
0.9
W
1.9
W
2
W
2
W
2
W
2.1
W
2.2
W
1.3
WSW
1.5
W
2
W
2
W
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)666871110916161515141414141313131212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8018875165220233673465406178817801709169118071949646799137913571025876755647559
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNW
5
SSE
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		offoffcross-
off		crosscross-
off		offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:50AM
2.11
9:23PM
2.13
9:44AM
2.25
10:11PM
2.28
10:29AM
2.42
10:53PM
2.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:08PM
0.83
3:31AM
0.80
4:00PM
0.67
4:18AM
0.64
4:43PM
0.49
4:59AM
0.48
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Sunrise-------6:54-------6:54-------6:56
Sunset---8:44-------8:43-------8:40----
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
71041--------------------
Temp. °C171817141514131315161716151412101619191815141213
Feels °C (?)151718121311121113121313131296111516161312910
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