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Rapahoe/Chimney Pots surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 20 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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 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 2PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (20 Mar)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (20 Mar)3ft (0.9m)13s

Table - waves today at Rapahoe/Chimney Pots. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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16 DaysHourly
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Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)111010111113131312121212131314141413131414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)198191195198206303294280267318318271280289437425401317312326341201192242
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
S
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		glassglassglassglassoffglassglasscross-
on		crossglassglassoffoffglasscross-
on		cross-
on		crossglassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:32PM
2.99
12:54AM
2.91
1:12PM
2.98
1:34AM
2.89
1:55PM
2.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:22AM
0.01
6:45PM
-0.07
7:02AM
-0.02
7:25PM
-0.03
7:45AM
0.02
8:08PM
0.08
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
Sunrise--7:35-------7:37-------7:37-----
Sunset-----7:47-------7:45-------7:45--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151315171616151414131517171615141313141616151413
Feels °C (?)151315151516151414121416161515141212141514141412
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