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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 5 pm Thursday 16 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
16.8° 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 12AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Apr) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Apr) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Rapahoe/Chimney Pots. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 3680 | 3401 | 3200 | 2739 | 2426 | 1952 | 1656 | 1415 | 1170 | 764 | 1473 | 1173 | 2395 | 1094 | 918 | 867 | 1920 | 2050 | 2272 | 2305 | 2605 | 3599 | 3515 | 3471 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | cross- off | cross- on | glass | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:05PM 2.81 | 10:23AM 2.94 | 10:47PM 2.92 | 11:07AM 3.00 | 11:29PM 2.96 | 11:53AM 2.98 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:12AM 0.07 | 4:36PM -0.03 | 4:56AM -0.03 | 5:20PM -0.05 | 5:41AM -0.06 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 |
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