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Rapahoe/Chimney Pots surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 11 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.0° C
(Which is 1.8°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 6PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a North direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Rapahoe/Chimney Pots. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1449 | 1487 | 1465 | 1034 | 1616 | 919 | 1197 | 1049 | 700 | 1003 | 1103 | 347 | 453 | 413 | 653 | 807 | 718 | 647 | 541 | 438 | 363 | 308 | 303 | 254 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:48PM 2.44 | 5:24AM 2.27 | 5:48PM 2.32 | 6:24AM 2.21 | 6:48PM 2.24 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:33AM 0.54 | 11:09PM 0.51 | 11:32AM 0.65 | 12:07AM 0.61 | 12:32PM 0.71 | 1:05AM 0.67 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 9:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:05 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
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