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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 06 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
17.2° 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 10PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 06). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)--
Afternoon (06 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (06 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


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Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.3
N
1.6
N
1.7
N
1.6
N
1.8
N
1.9
N
1.7
N
1.4
N
1.3
N
1.4
N
0.8
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.6
NW
1.4
WNW
1.4
NW
1.3
WNW
Period(s) (?)13121299999999101099999888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)269202152210215215220264431481417625666469311257291110227256346264268213
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
10
ENE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
E
5
E
10
ESE
5
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NNW
5
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
10
N
10
N
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosson
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:13PM
2.48
1:30AM
2.45
1:52PM
2.33
2:10AM
2.31
2:36PM
2.19
2:58AM
2.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:23PM
0.52
7:45AM
0.55
8:02PM
0.67
8:28AM
0.70
8:48PM
0.81
9:20AM
0.83
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise------6:56-------6:58-------6:58-
Sunset-6:17-------6:15-------6:14------
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-------1214231---1125323
Temp. °C201816151515161615151414151515161616161716161617
Feels °C (?)181613111111141614151312141514141213141514161516
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