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Rapahoe/Chimney Pots Surf Forecast
/ West Coast South Island (21 surf breaks) /
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Rapahoe/Chimney Pots surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 18 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.6° C
(Which is 1.2°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: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 Apr) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Rapahoe/Chimney Pots. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tue 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1838 | 1006 | 900 | 824 | 1130 | 1797 | 2400 | 2584 | 2696 | 2927 | 3188 | 3419 | 3188 | 2753 | 2281 | 1811 | 1233 | 852 | 633 | 543 | 269 | 192 | 145 | 107 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:07AM 3.00 | 11:29PM 2.96 | 11:53AM 2.98 | 12:14AM 2.94 | 12:41PM 2.89 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:56AM -0.03 | 5:20PM -0.05 | 5:41AM -0.06 | 6:04PM 0.00 | 6:28AM -0.02 | 6:52PM 0.12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tue 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
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