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Rapahoe/Chimney Pots Surf Forecast
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Rapahoe/Chimney Pots surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 17 Nov 2025 NZDT
How big are the waves at Rapahoe/Chimney Pots today?
The current surf forecast for Rapahoe/Chimney Pots at 5PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Nov) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Rapahoe/Chimney Pots. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 105 | 178 | 279 | 421 | 521 | 480 | 613 | 1300 | 2317 | 4150 | 3901 | 3385 | 2432 | 1620 | 1163 | 942 | 732 | 554 | 407 | 354 | 486 | 553 | 1208 | 1322 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:43AM 2.41 | 9:59PM 2.45 | 10:20AM 2.49 | 10:37PM 2.50 | 10:55AM 2.54 | 11:13PM 2.54 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:50PM 0.50 | 4:09AM 0.44 | 4:29PM 0.44 | 4:46AM 0.41 | 5:06PM 0.40 | 5:22AM 0.40 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:39 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
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