Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rapahoe/Chimney Pots today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rapahoe/Chimney Pots at 8AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Rapahoe/Chimney Pots. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 794 | 554 | 565 | 669 | 533 | 513 | 453 | 480 | 400 | 300 | 284 | 296 | 1083 | 1331 | 2023 | 2345 | 2804 | 2935 | 2567 | 2534 | 2534 | 2386 | 2209 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | off |
High Tide | 11:00AM2.85m | 11:18PM3.02m | 11:44AM2.88m | 00:02AM3.01m | 12:26PM2.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:49AM-0.04m | 5:06PM0.04m | 5:34AM-0.09m | 5:51PM0.01m | 6:18AM-0.07m | 6:34PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | 794 | 554 | 565 | 669 | 533 | 513 | 453 | 480 | 399 | 300 | 238 | 146 | 1083 | 1331 | 2023 | 2345 | 2804 | 2935 | 2567 | 2534 | 2534 | 2386 | 2209 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 8 | W 5 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 392 | 500 | 297 | 182 | 111 | 454 | 411 | 337 | 400 | 163 | 284 | 296 | 86 | 82 | 15 | 24 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | W 18 | W 19 | W 19 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 183 | 168 | 165 | 229 | 235 | 70 | 51 | 24 | 15 | 232 | 188 | 267 | 32 | 32 | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 40 |
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