Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rapahoe/Chimney Pots today (22 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rapahoe/Chimney Pots at 8PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (22 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Rapahoe/Chimney Pots. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thu 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 132 | 390 | 384 | 384 | 317 | 141 | 143 | 143 | 265 | 269 | 213 | 192 | 187 | 139 | 137 | 141 | 178 | 213 | 293 | 572 | 1016 | 3304 | 4179 | 3118 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:52PM2.32m | 5:17AM2.33m | 5:50PM2.26m | 6:15AM2.25m | 6:47PM2.24m | 7:12AM2.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:01PM0.60m | 11:33AM0.59m | 00:00AM0.67m | 12:29PM0.66m | 00:57AM0.70m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — |
 | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | N 8 | N 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 132 | 390 | 384 | 384 | 317 | 98 | 72 | 74 | 265 | 269 | 213 | 192 | 187 | 139 | 137 | 141 | 178 | 74 | 133 | 425 | 711 | 3304 | 4179 | 3118 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | NW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | N 5 | N 6 | N 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | N 9 | W 11 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 71 | 110 | 92 | 70 | 69 | 141 | 143 | 143 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 34 | 213 | 293 | 157 | 233 | 71 | 49 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | — | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | NNW 8 | N 9 | NNW 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 110 | — | — | — | — | 54 | 44 | 31 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | 26 | 152 | 16 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 | — | SSW 2 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 84 | 572 | 1016 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 165 | 40 | 1 |
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