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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 6 am Thursday 04 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast 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
16.4° C
(Which is 1.5°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 8AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (04 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (04 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Rapahoe/Chimney Pots. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 412 | 589 | 517 | 432 | 432 | 533 | 375 | 269 | 179 | 123 | 142 | 449 | 433 | 364 | 543 | 595 | 580 | 710 | 800 | 722 | 751 | 727 | 1233 | 1196 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:39AM 2.87 | 11:07PM 2.91 | 11:30AM 2.95 | 11:59PM 2.93 | 12:20PM 2.98 | 12:51AM 2.89 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:26AM 0.11 | 4:53PM 0.02 | 5:18AM 0.06 | 5:45PM -0.05 | 6:09AM 0.06 | 6:37PM -0.06 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | Sun 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 8:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:59 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
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