Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rapahoe/Chimney Pots today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rapahoe/Chimney Pots at 4AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Rapahoe/Chimney Pots. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the NW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 296 | 296 | 290 | 245 | 780 | 861 | 743 | 743 | 704 | 627 | 539 | 609 | 794 | 270 | 925 | 1915 | 1522 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:17PM2.50m | 10:40AM2.47m | 10:55PM2.60m | 11:17AM2.54m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:32AM0.44m | 4:46PM0.45m | 5:09AM0.34m | 5:22PM0.37m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 8 | WSW 14 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 296 | 296 | 290 | 245 | 780 | 861 | 743 | 743 | 704 | 627 | 539 | 609 | 794 | 270 | 304 | 1915 | 1522 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | W 17 | WSW 13 | W 20 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 74 | 163 | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 64 | — | 140 | 176 | 122 | 254 | 384 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | — | W 20 | W 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 193 | — | 186 | 235 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 2 | — | — | NNE 3 | N 3 | — | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | NW 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 6 | — | 11 | 13 | 13 | — | — | 925 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 187 | 1 | 156 |
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