Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rapahoe/Chimney Pots today (24 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rapahoe/Chimney Pots at 9PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Rapahoe/Chimney Pots. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat night, min 7°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1554 | 1195 | 1162 | 1018 | 861 | 836 | 824 | 799 | 892 | 361 | 280 | 668 | 574 | 556 | 469 | 472 | 186 | 366 | 497 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 9:17PM2.56m | 9:40AM2.56m | 9:54PM2.71m | 10:16AM2.70m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:30AM0.31m | 3:45PM0.32m | 4:07AM0.17m | 4:21PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 8 | W 8 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 1554 | 1195 | 1162 | 1018 | 861 | 836 | 824 | 799 | 892 | 270 | 235 | 668 | 574 | 556 | 469 | 472 | 186 | 366 | 497 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | N 13 | N 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | N 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 361 | 280 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 111 | 98 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | — | — | — | N 13 | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
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