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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 07 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
17.3° 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 11PM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Mar)--
Afternoon (07 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)15s
Evening (07 Mar)7ft (2.1m)15s

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


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Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
!
!
!
!
4
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
2
W
2
W
1.9
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.7
W
1.9
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
W
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)151515151515151515151515151515151414141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17801959195919591933173317331546156814301411124612461108110812461554734508622521507413671
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
S
0
SSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
E
5
ENE
5
E
5
ENE
5
E
5
E
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
offglassglassglassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:26AM
2.58
2:44PM
2.52
3:02AM
2.44
3:23PM
2.34
3:42AM
2.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:20PM
0.30
8:38AM
0.38
8:56PM
0.47
9:16AM
0.55
9:35PM
0.65
9:59AM
0.72
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Sunrise------7:22-------7:22-------7:24-
Sunset-8:09-------8:08-------8:07------
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------1211----------11--
Temp. °C171716161616171717171615151515161716141212121315
Feels °C (?)161817171717181717171616151515161614108991113
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