Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rapahoe/Chimney Pots today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rapahoe/Chimney Pots at 4PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Rapahoe/Chimney Pots. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 15 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 18 | W 13 | W 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 620 | 520 | 424 | 419 | 392 | 355 | 350 | 296 | 339 | 339 | 368 | 377 | 275 | 227 | 171 | 125 | 94 | 106 | 121 | 264 | 778 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 11:14AM2.77m | 11:31PM2.84m | 11:51AM2.80m | 00:08AM2.82m | 12:26PM2.78m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:21PM0.12m | 5:42AM0.08m | 5:59PM0.11m | 6:19AM0.13m | 6:37PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 620 | 520 | 424 | 117 | 245 | 355 | 350 | 223 | 339 | 339 | 368 | 377 | 275 | 227 | 171 | 125 | 94 | 65 | 64 | 79 | 778 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | NW 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 16 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 42 | 61 | 64 | 419 | 392 | 288 | 288 | 122 | 234 | 222 | 215 | 213 | 210 | 149 | 141 | 101 | 89 | 86 | 121 | 264 | 82 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 20 | W 20 | — | WSW 18 | — | WSW 15 | N 8 | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 13 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 75 | 30 | — | 31 | — | 296 | 61 | — | — | — | 40 | 28 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 106 | 106 | 84 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 209 | 208 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 120 | 0 | 0 |
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