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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 21 Feb 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
19.0° C
(Which is 1.4°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 12PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (21 Feb)8ft (2.4m)13s
Evening (21 Feb)7ft (2.1m)14s

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

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Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
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1
0
1
0
0
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4
4
3
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
2
W
1.5
W
2.2
W
2.3
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
1.9
WSW
1.8
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
W
Period(s) (?)12131313131314141489991313131312121212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2451235622931968181017101779162095161380590183618901708153812301020773661560470337265
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
15
NNW
30
NW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
5
SSW
5
SE
10
ESE
10
E
5
E
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassoffoffglassonononglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:58AM
2.78
2:15PM
2.85
2:39AM
2.72
2:59PM
2.74
3:23AM
2.61
3:48PM
2.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:06AM
0.12
8:30PM
0.10
8:48AM
0.20
9:14PM
0.24
9:36AM
0.32
10:04PM
0.41
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
Sunrise--7:03-------7:03-------7:05-----
Sunset-----8:32-------8:30-------8:30--
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------154-1------------
Temp. °C141314151515141415141616161614121110141616161414
Feels °C (?)1111121313131111111012111112121198131514151412
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