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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 11 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
17.4° C
(Which is 1.7°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: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (11 Apr)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (11 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


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Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
!
!
0
0
!
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
WSW
0.6
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
1.3
W
1.5
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.7
W
1.8
W
2.3
W
2.3
W
2.1
W
3
W
3
W
Period(s) (?)9913131212121010101111111111111112121514141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)785549515010627818819618840354666366366356651776590223652151172328172640
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
0
SSW
5
SW
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
0
SSE
5
E
10
NE
10
NW
10
W
10
WNW
10
N
15
NNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glassglassglassoffoffoffoffoffglasscross-
on
crossglassglassoffcross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:57PM
2.01
6:24AM
2.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:37AM
0.89
12:06AM
0.92
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise7:01-------7:01-------7:03-------
Sunset---6:09-------6:07-------6:06----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
----------------21-112542
Temp. °C131819161413121214171716151414141515161413141312
Feels °C (?)1116171412109912161615141413131414141211989
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