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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 28 Mar 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
17.4° C
(Which is 1.1°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 5AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Mar) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
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 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2018 | 1693 | 1397 | 1055 | 777 | 530 | 239 | 239 | 239 | 243 | 247 | 239 | 236 | 229 | 225 | 218 | 294 | 821 | 778 | 804 | 738 | 673 | 614 | 1242 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | glass | glass | cross | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:23PM 2.22 | 7:53AM 2.34 | 8:36PM 2.31 | 8:59AM 2.46 | 9:33PM 2.44 | 9:52AM 2.60 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:31AM 0.72 | 2:14PM 0.56 | 2:42AM 0.61 | 3:17PM 0.43 | 3:38AM 0.46 | 4:08PM 0.29 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:47 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:30 |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 11 |
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