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Rapahoe/Chimney Pots surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 12 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast 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
17.5° C
(Which is 2.2°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 8PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Rapahoe/Chimney Pots. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
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 kJ (?) | 608 | 515 | 1103 | 375 | 442 | 552 | 442 | 461 | 805 | 647 | 541 | 438 | 363 | 308 | 303 | 254 | 206 | 206 | 164 | 153 | 119 | 91 | 68 | 54 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | off | glass | off | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:48PM 2.32 | 6:24AM 2.21 | 6:48PM 2.24 | 7:23AM 2.19 | 7:46PM 2.21 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:32AM 0.65 | 12:07AM 0.61 | 12:32PM 0.71 | 1:05AM 0.67 | 1:31PM 0.73 | 1:59AM 0.68 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 9:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:06 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
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