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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 Wednesday 01 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
17.7° 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 2PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (01 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Rapahoe/Chimney Pots. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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) (?) | 9 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 380 | 318 | 261 | 317 | 253 | 249 | 437 | 361 | 294 | 115 | 108 | 80 | 78 | 52 | 47 | 70 | 68 | 59 | 58 | 150 | 228 | 221 | 212 | 200 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | off | off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:17AM 2.77 | 11:38PM 2.72 | 11:53AM 2.79 | 12:12AM 2.75 | 12:28PM 2.77 | 12:46AM 2.73 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:07AM 0.23 | 5:29PM 0.13 | 5:45AM 0.17 | 6:05PM 0.12 | 6:21AM 0.16 | 6:39PM 0.17 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | Sat 04 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:23 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
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