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Rapahoe/Chimney Pots surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
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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
14.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rapahoe/Chimney Pots today (01 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Rapahoe/Chimney Pots at 5PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (01 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (01 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Rapahoe/Chimney Pots. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 62mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thu 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | N 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | |
1544 | 1664 | 1796 | 1760 | 1647 | 1330 | 1026 | 947 | 784 | 623 | 722 | 809 | 410 | 223 | 196 | 282 | 387 | 210 | 216 | 164 | 122 | 92 | 57 | 57 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | cross | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:16AM2.50m | 11:32PM2.55m | 11:54AM2.47m | 00:10AM2.52m | 12:33PM2.43m | 00:50AM2.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:24PM0.48m | 5:47AM0.43m | 6:03PM0.50m | 6:26AM0.46m | 6:42PM0.54m | |||||||||||||||||||
7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | |
— | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | |
6 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 |
1544 | 65 | 78 | 1760 | 1647 | 1330 | 1026 | 947 | 784 | 623 | 362 | 266 | 410 | 223 | 89 | 282 | 387 | 210 | 216 | 164 | 122 | 92 | 57 | 56 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 15 | W 15 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | W 10 | N 4 | WSW 10 |
46 | 47 | 45 | 71 | 60 | 40 | 37 | 35 | 109 | 190 | 39 | 38 | 223 | 188 | 196 | 162 | 159 | 123 | 68 | 45 | 43 | 56 | 14 | 22 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 9 | W 9 | — | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 6 | NNW 7 | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | N 9 | WSW 10 | N 9 |
25 | — | — | 46 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 41 | 39 | 39 | — | 12 | 62 | 90 | 193 | 38 | 19 | 94 | 41 | 62 | 61 | 27 | 36 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | ENE 3 | N 5 |
— | 1664 | 1796 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 722 | 809 | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 57 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 128 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 156 | 175 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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