- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Rapahoe/Chimney Pots Surf Forecast
/ West Coast South Island (21 surf breaks) /
Surf Forecasts:
Rapahoe/Chimney Pots surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 16 May 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
15.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Rapahoe/Chimney Pots today?
The current surf forecast for Rapahoe/Chimney Pots at 11PM is: 1.0m 18s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 19s |
| Evening (16 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Rapahoe/Chimney Pots. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 18 | W 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | |
465 | 404 | 632 | 742 | 555 | 522 | 758 | 604 | 559 | 429 | 341 | 336 | 261 | 243 | 178 | 176 | 156 | 210 | 427 | 416 | 386 | 350 | 341 | 336 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross | |
High Tide | 10:22PM2.91m | 10:48AM2.95m | 11:10PM2.96m | 11:38AM2.93m | 11:59PM2.95m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:34AM-0.01m | 4:59PM0.03m | 5:25AM-0.05m | 5:49PM0.06m | 6:17AM-0.02m | |||||||||||||||||||
 |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — |
 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
 kJ | 222 | 212 | 632 | 742 | 555 | 522 | 758 | 604 | 559 | 429 | 341 | 336 | 261 | 243 | 178 | 176 | 125 | 210 | 427 | 416 | 386 | 350 | 341 | 336 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | W 18 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | W 22 | W 21 | W 21 | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 465 | 404 | 152 | 109 | 147 | 111 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 34 | 30 | 66 | 102 | 156 | 123 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 77 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Rapahoe/Chimney Pots surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest