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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 25 Mar 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
17.3° 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 10AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 25). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (25 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (25 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


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Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sat
28
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
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0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.6
W
0.8
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
2.1
NNW
2.5
NNW
3
NNW
3.5
N
3.5
NNW
4
NNW
4
NNW
4
NNW
4
NNW
3.5
NNW
3.5
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
3
NW
Period(s) (?)121111111116161514141212121313131312121111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10711310713513019032446243142512811898264435134646487951864565414829882523193117911710
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
NW
5
NW
0
SSE
5
SE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
30
NNE
35
NNE
30
N
30
N
30
N
25
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffglassglassglassoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:01AM
2.51
4:40PM
2.37
5:10AM
2.36
5:58PM
2.24
6:32AM
2.29
7:23PM
2.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:23AM
0.46
10:53PM
0.63
11:36AM
0.60
12:10AM
0.73
12:58PM
0.63
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sat
28
Sunrise--7:41-------7:43-------7:43-----
Sunset-----7:38-------7:37-------7:36--
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
---------1551----3427432
Temp. °C141415191817171717151414151717171616181918181817
Feels °C (?)121213181717161514141210121313141313141515151514
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