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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 12 am Friday 03 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
17.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Rapahoe/Chimney Pots today?
The current surf forecast for Rapahoe/Chimney Pots at 8AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (03 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (03 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
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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| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 47 | 70 | 68 | 59 | 58 | 150 | 186 | 184 | 259 | 208 | 110 | 427 | 289 | 802 | 763 | 577 | 452 | 290 | 683 | 764 | 764 | 799 | 1063 | 951 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:12AM 2.75 | 12:28PM 2.77 | 12:46AM 2.73 | 1:03PM 2.71 | 1:19AM 2.67 | 1:37PM 2.61 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:21AM 0.16 | 6:39PM 0.17 | 6:56AM 0.21 | 7:13PM 0.25 | 7:31AM 0.29 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 03 | Saturday 04 | Sunday 05 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:54 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
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