Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rapahoe/Chimney Pots today (22 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rapahoe/Chimney Pots at 10PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Rapahoe/Chimney Pots. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 20 | WSW 17 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 125 | 119 | 115 | 98 | 324 | 300 | 245 | 196 | 315 | 318 | 768 | 966 | 929 | 775 | 648 | 639 | 536 | 443 | 543 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:54PM2.38m | 9:22AM2.41m | 9:37PM2.55m | 10:03AM2.58m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:09AM0.48m | 3:27PM0.48m | 3:51AM0.31m | 4:08PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 72 | 96 | 96 | 42 | 324 | 300 | 245 | 189 | 176 | 280 | 768 | 966 | 929 | 775 | 648 | 639 | 536 | 443 | 543 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 125 | 119 | 115 | 98 | 57 | 51 | 86 | 196 | 315 | 123 | 123 | — | — | 198 | 276 | 190 | 169 | 227 | 107 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | W 20 | W 23 | WSW 12 | W 22 | W 21 | WSW 20 | W 20 | W 14 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 11 | 83 | 36 | 79 | 129 | 194 | 150 | 318 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 52 | 49 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 169 | 169 | 204 | 209 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 206 | 206 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
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