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Rapahoe/Chimney Pots Surf Forecast
/ West Coast South Island (21 surf breaks) /
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Rapahoe/Chimney Pots surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 10 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast 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
17.1° 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 3PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (10 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (10 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
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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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 686 | 553 | 516 | 443 | 290 | 235 | 184 | 138 | 78 | 55 | 48 | 52 | 76 | 106 | 278 | 147 | 188 | 245 | 389 | 566 | 688 | 418 | 467 | 676 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | glass | glass | off | off | off | glass | cross- on | glass | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:41PM 1.99 | 5:13AM 2.04 | 5:57PM 2.01 | 6:24AM 2.11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:24AM 0.91 | 10:54PM 0.97 | 11:37AM 0.89 | 12:06AM 0.92 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
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