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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 15 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
17.6° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Rapahoe/Chimney Pots today?

The current surf forecast for Rapahoe/Chimney Pots at 8PM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Afternoon (15 Mar)8ft (2.4m)12s
Evening (15 Mar)8ft (2.4m)13s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
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3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.1
W
2.1
W
2
W
1.8
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
Period(s) (?)121212131314141415151616161614141414131212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1613151315901836160917811691134416191540147411311117966704596500407339254246186183179
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		glassglassglassoffoffglasscross-
on		cross-
on		crossglassoffcross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:09AM
2.24
9:38PM
2.27
9:55AM
2.43
10:21PM
2.45
10:36AM
2.62
11:00PM
2.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:25PM
0.65
3:44AM
0.63
4:10PM
0.45
4:26AM
0.44
4:49PM
0.25
5:04AM
0.26
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Sunrise--------7:31-------7:31-------
Sunset---7:57-------7:54-------7:52----
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1-11--------------------
Temp. °C151516161514141415151615151414131517171614141414
Feels °C (?)131314131312121214141515151413121516161614131313
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