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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 22 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
16.7° 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 1PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (22 Mar)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (22 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


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Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
Period(s) (?)141313141413131314141616141414141313131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)395384312326273201192198289361763773542507425401312303238186168115111107
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
S
5
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
NE
10
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
ESE
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
glassononglassglassglassoffoffglassglasscross-
on
glassglassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:34AM
2.89
1:55PM
2.90
2:17AM
2.81
2:42PM
2.76
3:05AM
2.67
3:36PM
2.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:45AM
0.02
8:08PM
0.08
8:31AM
0.13
8:56PM
0.25
9:22AM
0.28
9:49PM
0.45
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
Sunrise--7:37-------7:39-------7:41-----
Sunset-----7:45-------7:43-------7:40--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141315161615141413131416171615141313141716161515
Feels °C (?)131215151413131412121315171616141212141615161414
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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