Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rapahoe/Chimney Pots today (10 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Rapahoe/Chimney Pots at 1AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 09). 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 (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (10 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (10 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Rapahoe/Chimney Pots. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thu 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 515 | 437 | 437 | 361 | 339 | 273 | 215 | 205 | 155 | 152 | 146 | 143 | 127 | 637 | 913 | 764 | 793 | 848 | 682 | 560 | 555 | 481 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:44PM2.65m | 12:00PM2.68m | 00:21AM2.62m | 12:36PM2.64m | 00:58AM2.56m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:52AM0.30m | 6:13PM0.28m | 6:29AM0.35m | 6:50PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
 | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | 8:30 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 18 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NW 8 | WSW 14 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 515 | 437 | 437 | 361 | 339 | 273 | 215 | 205 | 96 | 105 | 146 | 143 | 127 | 637 | 913 | 53 | 44 | 55 | 682 | 218 | 555 | 481 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 9 | N 6 | N 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 18 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 14 | 13 | 11 | 38 | 28 | 40 | 12 | 19 | 155 | 152 | 113 | 111 | 110 | 79 | 55 | 52 | 84 | 77 | 167 | 6 | 288 | 324 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 13 | N 13 | N 14 | NNW 13 | N 10 | NNW 9 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | NW 11 | WSW 12 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | N 18 | W 18 | — | N 16 | N 16 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 81 | 6 | 25 | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | — | NW 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 764 | 793 | 848 | — | 560 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 187 | 187 | 187 | 156 | 130 | 130 | 130 |
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