Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rapahoe/Chimney Pots today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rapahoe/Chimney Pots at 9AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Rapahoe/Chimney Pots. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 65mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 61 | 320 | 580 | 919 | 1028 | 1005 | 767 | 635 | 541 | 525 | 500 | 402 | 953 | 1178 | 763 | 655 | 549 | 741 | 660 | 579 | 502 | 435 | 454 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 4:38AM2.35m | 5:14PM2.32m | 5:54AM2.32m | 6:29PM2.35m | 7:12AM2.37m | 7:42PM2.47m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:57AM0.61m | 11:33PM0.61m | 12:10PM0.64m | 00:49AM0.55m | 1:24PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | W 14 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 61 | 320 | 580 | 919 | 1028 | 1005 | 767 | 635 | 541 | 525 | 500 | 402 | 953 | 104 | 763 | 655 | 549 | 741 | 660 | 579 | 502 | 435 | 454 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 19 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 18 | W 14 | W 18 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | W 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 8 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 25 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 33 | 15 | 72 | 48 | 47 | 108 | 106 | 167 | 160 | 222 | 81 | 276 | 247 | 308 | 243 | 84 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | SW 14 | — | — | W 20 | — | — | W 19 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | W 18 | — | W 19 | W 9 | W 15 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 7 | 8 | — | — | 8 | — | — | 27 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 71 | 163 | — | 180 | 40 | 212 | 79 | 76 | 96 | 86 | 178 | 341 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 2 | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | E 3 | E 4 | — | NNW 9 | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 12 | — | 1178 | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 130 | 154 | 30 | 40 | 77 |
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