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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 11 am Friday 19 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Rapahoe/Chimney Pots today?
The current surf forecast for Rapahoe/Chimney Pots at 4PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Rapahoe/Chimney Pots. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 3052 | 2630 | 2246 | 1887 | 1530 | 1256 | 1005 | 595 | 543 | 485 | 325 | 192 | 171 | 435 | 1038 | 2770 | 6442 | 5207 | 5343 | 3848 | 2150 | 1908 | 1171 | 2228 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | glass | cross- on | cross- off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:01AM 2.47 | 9:18PM 2.62 | 9:43AM 2.57 | 9:58PM 2.71 | 10:20AM 2.65 | 10:34PM 2.76 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:06PM 0.44 | 3:32AM 0.29 | 3:48PM 0.32 | 4:11AM 0.20 | 4:25PM 0.24 | 4:47AM 0.15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 11 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 7 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for West Coast South Island
Wind reports 43 km away suggest it is still onshore at Rapahoe/Chimney Pots (light winds from the NW at HokitikaAeroAws). A 2.8m groundswell from the W is too big for here
43 km away, 1 h 14 min ago
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