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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 03 Nov 2025 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
14.1° 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 2PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (03 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (03 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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

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Monday
03
Tuesday
04
Wednesday
05
Thursday
06
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.6
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)121212121012121515151413131313131212121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)83288181314744424242636092126133176117113111111107784342
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
S
5
ESE
0
ESE
5
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
5
S
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SW
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffglassglasscross-
on
onglassglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:28AM
2.62
9:47PM
2.79
10:15AM
2.80
10:35PM
2.94
11:00AM
2.94
11:23PM
3.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:35PM
0.25
4:02AM
0.07
4:23PM
0.07
4:49AM
-0.04
5:10PM
-0.06
5:35AM
-0.08
Monday
03
Tuesday
04
Wednesday
05
Thursday
06
Sunrise-------6:16-------6:15-------6:13
Sunset---8:19-------8:20-------8:22----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C10111111101091012121212109991415141412111112
Feels °C (?)88899989109910877713131214119810
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