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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 06 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
17.0° C
(Which is 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 7PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (06 Mar)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (06 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


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Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
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3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.6
W
0.9
WSW
1
W
1.3
W
1.4
W
1.6
W
1.8
W
2
W
2
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
2
W
2
W
1.9
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
Period(s) (?)141415121214141515151515151515151515151515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)26927615923628070382511021430178017801959195919591933190717331709156815681392137313731229
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSE
0
E
5
NNE
5
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
0
WSW
0
NNE
5
NE
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
on
glasscross-
off
offoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:33PM
2.80
1:52AM
2.70
2:08PM
2.67
2:26AM
2.58
2:44PM
2.52
3:02AM
2.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:25AM
0.13
7:46PM
0.15
8:01AM
0.24
8:20PM
0.30
8:38AM
0.38
8:56PM
0.47
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Sunrise--------7:20-------7:22-------
Sunset---8:12-------8:09-------8:08----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141717171514141316181817161616171717171716151515
Feels °C (?)131616171513131216171817171717191817171717161515
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