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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 10 Jan 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
18.5° C
 (Which is 1.7°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 3PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Afternoon (10 Jan)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (10 Jan)5ft (1.6m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
0
!
0
0
0
!
1
3
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
1
W
1.6
WNW
1.6
W
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
2.1
NW
3
NW
3.5
NW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
W
3.5
W
2.1
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
W
1.9
WSW
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
Period(s) (?)1515148910106891011111111111212121111111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)292284429276393294294318103522473775351436703934358028281247132411601023911762646541
Wind
(km/h)
25
N
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NNW
20
N
25
NNW
30
N
35
N
40
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
50
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
10
SW
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassoncross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:55PM
2.32
5:25AM
2.21
5:49PM
2.19
6:22AM
2.13
6:49PM
2.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:43AM
0.60
11:12PM
0.62
11:36AM
0.73
12:06AM
0.75
12:35PM
0.82
1:04AM
0.83
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Sunrise-------6:09-------6:11-------6:13
Sunset---9:14-------9:13-------9:13----
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rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161818181818181818181815161314141516161614121212
Feels °C (?)131617171716151413131316164981011111211101010
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