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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 19 Feb 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
19.0° C
(Which is 1.3°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 1PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (19 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (19 Feb)7ft (2.2m)8s

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

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Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sun
22
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
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1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
1.9
W
2.3
W
2
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
2
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
1.7
WSW
Period(s) (?)16161615157887778999101212131313131414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)201142138133126331649478311311399979146315661357140321112246222320691783171017791223
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
15
N
15
NE
15
N
15
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
20
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
10
NNW
25
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
crossononcross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglassglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:58PM
2.90
1:20AM
2.80
1:36PM
2.90
1:58AM
2.78
2:15PM
2.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:49AM
0.12
7:12PM
0.02
7:26AM
0.09
7:50PM
0.03
8:06AM
0.12
8:30PM
0.10
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sun
22
Sunrise--7:00-------7:01-------7:03-----
Sunset-----8:36-------8:34-------8:32--
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151615161616161515141616161514141313131415151414
Feels °C (?)141513141414151212121399899101212121313129
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