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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 06 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
17.2° 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 7AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (07 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (07 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

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


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Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
WSW
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.3
N
1.4
N
1.7
N
1.8
N
1.7
N
1.5
N
1.9
N
1.9
N
1.6
N
1.3
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.1
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.7
NW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
0.7
N
1
N
Period(s) (?)1299999999910998889888881514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)152210215215258313497556481365682601399241199196193202257362292230212411
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
10
E
5
NE
10
SE
10
E
10
E
5
ENE
15
NNE
5
N
10
NE
15
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
10
NNE
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrossoncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:30AM
2.45
1:52PM
2.33
2:10AM
2.31
2:36PM
2.19
2:58AM
2.17
3:31PM
2.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:23PM
0.52
7:45AM
0.55
8:02PM
0.67
8:28AM
0.70
8:48PM
0.81
9:20AM
0.83
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise----6:56-------6:58-------6:58---
Sunset-------6:15-------6:14-------6:13
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
------2410321-----1831211
Temp. °C151515151619151414141515151617161616151517171615
Feels °C (?)121111121317141313131415141314131314131316161515
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