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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 Saturday 29 Nov 2025 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
16.2° C
(Which is 1.6°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 6AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Nov) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (29 Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Nov) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
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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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 669 | 738 | 841 | 949 | 856 | 769 | 771 | 814 | 1065 | 1385 | 2048 | 1868 | 1462 | 1155 | 799 | 1342 | 3479 | 3479 | 4179 | 3200 | 1814 | 749 | 531 | 467 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:57AM 2.21 | 6:20PM 2.33 | 7:00AM 2.29 | 7:22PM 2.43 | 7:59AM 2.42 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:40PM 0.60 | 12:04PM 0.69 | 12:41AM 0.53 | 1:07PM 0.60 | 1:41AM 0.42 | 2:07PM 0.46 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 01 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:53 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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