Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rapahoe/Chimney Pots today (07 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rapahoe/Chimney Pots at 2AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (07 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (07 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Rapahoe/Chimney Pots. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 6 | Saturday 7 | Sunday 8 | Mon 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | W 15 | WSW 15 | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 143 | 108 | 198 | 250 | 250 | 192 | 187 | 140 | 129 | 114 | 114 | 165 | 355 | 593 | 811 | 899 | 861 | 743 | 733 | 722 | 617 | 617 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 9:45PM2.60m | 10:09AM2.60m | 10:27PM2.64m | 10:48AM2.65m | 11:06PM2.66m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:56AM0.30m | 4:16PM0.31m | 4:37AM0.27m | 4:57PM0.27m | 5:15AM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — |
 | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | 8:27 |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 143 | 108 | 198 | 250 | 250 | 192 | 187 | 140 | 129 | 114 | 114 | 96 | 86 | 593 | 811 | 899 | 861 | 743 | 733 | 722 | 617 | 617 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 15 | WSW 15 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 28 | 79 | 45 | 47 | 47 | 66 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 63 | 59 | 165 | 355 | 101 | 98 | 98 | 74 | 64 | 42 | 40 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 20 | W 20 | W 18 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WNW 9 | N 16 | N 17 | N 13 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 |
| kJ | 14 | 28 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 50 | 84 | 80 | 78 | 57 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 30 | 201 | 187 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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