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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 10 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
17.4° C
(Which is 1.7°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 4AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (11 Apr)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (11 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


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Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
WSW
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
WSW
0.6
W
1
W
0.9
WNW
1
W
1
W
1.3
W
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.9
W
1.9
W
1.5
W
Period(s) (?)101010999131312121210101011111111111111101215
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)290235184138785549515010627815718818840354659966365158851678510101024
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
5
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
0
S
5
SW
5
S
5
E
10
E
10
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
5
E
5
S
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoffoffoffoffglasscross-
on
glassoffoffoffcross-
off
offglassglasscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:13AM
2.04
5:57PM
2.01
6:24AM
2.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:54PM
0.97
11:37AM
0.89
12:06AM
0.92
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise----7:01-------7:01-------7:03---
Sunset-------6:09-------6:07-------6:06
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
---------------------222
Temp. °C121211111318191614131211131618161414131314161614
Feels °C (?)11119911161715121097101517151313121112151513
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