Rapahoe/Chimney Pots surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 07 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
17.2° C
(Which is 1.3°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 2PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (07 Apr)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (07 Apr)7ft (2.1m)10s

Table - waves today at Rapahoe/Chimney Pots. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
!
!
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
N
1.4
N
1.6
N
1.8
N
2.1
N
2.1
N
1.9
N
1.6
N
1.4
N
1.2
N
1.1
N
1
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.4
WNW
0.8
N
0.9
N
0.9
N
0.9
NNW
1.4
W
Period(s) (?)9999101099999998888881414141312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)220313450556813804627425318230194173320313250211181176237264324306295544
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
5
ENE
5
E
10
SSE
5
E
5
SSE
5
SE
5
ENE
10
NNW
15
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
10
N
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NW
15
W
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
glasscross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:52PM
2.33
2:10AM
2.31
2:36PM
2.19
2:58AM
2.17
3:31PM
2.06
3:59AM
2.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:45AM
0.55
8:02PM
0.67
8:28AM
0.70
8:48PM
0.81
9:20AM
0.83
9:45PM
0.92
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise6:56-------6:58-------6:58-------
Sunset---6:15-------6:14-------6:13----
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---11132231112111221----
Temp. °C172019151514141414161716161616151618161514141312
Feels °C (?)141818141514131414141513151515141517151413131211
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