Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rapahoe/Chimney Pots today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rapahoe/Chimney Pots at 9PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Rapahoe/Chimney Pots. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 661 | 651 | 572 | 563 | 444 | 444 | 367 | 361 | 361 | 356 | 298 | 378 | 395 | 249 | 540 | 507 | 527 | 416 | 416 | 496 | 395 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:54PM2.32m | 6:44AM2.24m | 7:15PM2.36m | 7:59AM2.32m | 8:24PM2.48m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:34AM0.70m | 00:20AM0.60m | 12:53PM0.69m | 1:37AM0.53m | 2:06PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 661 | 651 | 572 | 563 | 444 | 444 | 367 | 361 | 361 | 356 | 298 | 378 | 395 | 249 | 540 | 507 | 527 | 416 | 416 | 496 | 395 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 16 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 19 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 59 | 44 | 37 | 35 | 24 | 35 | 32 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 198 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 30 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 10 | N 10 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | W 18 | WSW 19 | N 10 | NW 7 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | WNW 6 | N 8 | W 19 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 57 | 73 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 209 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 187 | 0 | 0 |
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