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Rapahoe/Chimney Pots Surf Forecast
/ West Coast South Island (21 surf breaks) /
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Rapahoe/Chimney Pots surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 05 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.5° C
(Which is 1.5°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 3PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (05 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (05 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Rapahoe/Chimney Pots. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sunday 05 | Monday 06 | Tuesday 07 | Wednesday 08 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 764 | 892 | 1048 | 938 | 912 | 754 | 627 | 531 | 367 | 361 | 269 | 202 | 181 | 364 | 380 | 372 | 364 | 486 | 486 | 465 | 349 | 219 | 367 | 279 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | glass | glass | off | off | off | off | off | off | glass | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:37PM 2.61 | 12:53AM 2.57 | 1:13PM 2.48 | 1:30AM 2.45 | 1:52PM 2.33 | 2:10AM 2.31 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:31AM 0.29 | 6:47PM 0.37 | 7:07AM 0.41 | 7:23PM 0.52 | 7:45AM 0.55 | 8:02PM 0.67 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 05 | Monday 06 | Tuesday 07 | Wednesday 08 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
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