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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 08 Jan 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
17.9° 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 9AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (08 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (08 Jan)3ft (0.9m)10s

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

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Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sun
11
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)
1
1
2
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.4
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.1
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
2
WNW
Period(s) (?)11111010101010101213131378881215151514889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11988144139136180184187250235238235187282313329349300292456443324270613
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
5
ESE
5
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
SSE
5
E
5
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SE
15
N
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassoncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		glasscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crossglasscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:00AM
2.60
3:19PM
2.66
3:46AM
2.46
4:06PM
2.49
4:34AM
2.33
4:55PM
2.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:08AM
0.31
9:37PM
0.30
9:54AM
0.45
10:23PM
0.47
10:43AM
0.60
11:12PM
0.62
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sun
11
Sunrise-6:07-------6:07-------6:09------
Sunset-----9:14-------9:14-------9:14--
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
----------231---1--11111
Temp. °C151518191918151516161718181817141315171818191918
Feels °C (?)151518181716151516141618191916121212141717181816
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