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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 12 Jan 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
18.5° C
 (Which is 1.6°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: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.8m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)8ft (2.4m)11s
Afternoon (12 Jan)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (12 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
!
!
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
WNW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
W
2
W
1.9
W
1.7
W
1.8
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)1112121111111110101010101010991010101099910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1262117011601144988850670669479402340327320257207212184192196188153144147154
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SE
5
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSE
0
SW
10
W
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrossglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:49PM
2.10
7:23AM
2.10
7:54PM
2.08
8:24AM
2.13
8:54PM
2.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:35PM
0.82
1:04AM
0.83
1:38PM
0.86
2:06AM
0.85
2:40PM
0.82
3:05AM
0.81
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise-------6:13-------6:13-------6:15
Sunset---9:13-------9:13-------9:12----
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
1-------------1---------
Temp. °C151616151414131114151515141414131516171615131312
Feels °C (?)10111111111211912121212121213121514141314121211
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