Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rapahoe/Chimney Pots today (03 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rapahoe/Chimney Pots at 11PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (03 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Rapahoe/Chimney Pots. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Fri 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | N 6 | N 7 | NNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 276 | 231 | 197 | 196 | 392 | 366 | 356 | 336 | 317 | 307 | 246 | 225 | 218 | 208 | 155 | 152 | 150 | 111 | 109 | 109 | 343 | 547 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:56PM2.41m | 7:37AM2.33m | 8:01PM2.46m | 8:36AM2.42m | 8:57PM2.53m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:17AM0.49m | 1:43PM0.57m | 2:18AM0.43m | 2:42PM0.47m | 3:11AM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | |  | |  | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — |
 | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | 8:22 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 3 |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 14 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | N 6 | N 6 | WSW 11 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 276 | 231 | 197 | 142 | 171 | 151 | 130 | 336 | 250 | 234 | 160 | 127 | 77 | 208 | 155 | 152 | 150 | 111 | 68 | 109 | 73 | 547 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | N 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 117 | 112 | 106 | 196 | 392 | 366 | 356 | 83 | 317 | 307 | 246 | 225 | 218 | 58 | 32 | 29 | 38 | 7 | 109 | 77 | — | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 6 | N 7 | WSW 10 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NW 8 | — | W 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | N 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 31 | 30 | 31 | 82 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 64 | — | 1 | 28 | 19 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 16 | 16 | — | 14 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | N 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | — | — | 343 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 120 |
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