Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rapahoe/Chimney Pots today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rapahoe/Chimney Pots at 9PM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Rapahoe/Chimney Pots. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the N by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | NW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1180 | 1121 | 1216 | 1005 | 978 | 825 | 813 | 779 | 243 | 186 | 574 | 939 | 1884 | 3696 | 4332 | 5017 | 4693 | 5110 | 4119 | 2838 | 1047 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:42AM2.73m | 11:00PM2.84m | 11:22AM2.84m | 11:42PM2.92m | 12:04PM2.90m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:49PM0.16m | 5:12AM0.07m | 5:31PM0.06m | 5:54AM0.03m | 6:15PM0.00m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 16 | 13 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 10 | W 7 | W 13 | W 14 | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | NW 11 |
| kJ | 1180 | 1121 | 1216 | 1005 | 978 | 825 | 813 | 779 | 234 | 186 | 128 | 103 | — | — | 4332 | 5017 | 4693 | — | — | — | 1047 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | NNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | 243 | 184 | 62 | — | — | — | 560 | — | — | — | — | — | 128 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | N 5 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 10 | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 56 | 574 | 939 | 1884 | 3696 | — | — | — | 5110 | 4119 | 2838 | 675 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 130 | 169 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 2 | 206 | 206 | 207 | 207 | 207 | 207 | 165 | 175 | 169 | 154 | 169 | 209 | 40 |
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