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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 06 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
17.0° C
(Which is 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 10AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (06 Mar)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (06 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


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Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Mon
09
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
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!
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3
2
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.6
W
0.9
WSW
1
W
1.3
W
1.4
W
1.7
W
1.8
W
2
W
2
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
2
W
2
W
1.9
W
1.9
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
Period(s) (?)131314141512121414151515151515151515151515151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)236181269276159236280703825124114301780178019591959195919331907173317091568156815461392
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
S
0
E
5
NE
0
NW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffglassglasscross-
on
glasscross-
off
offoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:17AM
2.77
1:33PM
2.80
1:52AM
2.70
2:08PM
2.67
2:26AM
2.58
2:44PM
2.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:25AM
0.13
7:46PM
0.15
8:01AM
0.24
8:20PM
0.30
8:38AM
0.38
8:56PM
0.47
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Mon
09
Sunrise--7:18-------7:20-------7:22-----
Sunset-----8:12-------8:09-------8:08--
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------1-1111--
Temp. °C121114171716151414131618181716161616171717171616
Feels °C (?)111013161615151313121617181717171718171717171717
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