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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 24 Jan 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
17.7° 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 7PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jan)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (24 Jan)11ft (3.5m)13s
Evening (24 Jan)10ft (3.0m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
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1
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
1.9
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
Period(s) (?)1313131313121212111111101010101099998899
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)43244333393536122950224619441631152017831657156513971147900804748716561524450505506463
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
N
15
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
20
N
15
NW
10
WNW
5
NNE
5
E
5
SE
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassonononglasscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		ononglassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrossononglassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:21PM
2.64
3:49AM
2.50
4:10PM
2.54
4:41AM
2.42
5:08PM
2.44
5:42AM
2.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:11AM
0.33
9:39PM
0.29
9:59AM
0.41
10:29PM
0.40
10:53AM
0.50
11:27PM
0.52
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Sunrise-------6:26-------6:28-------6:30
Sunset---9:06-------9:05-------9:04----
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
--------111------1111111
Temp. °C161717171515141416161617151413131718181716151515
Feels °C (?)161515161513121315131416141312121516171617151515
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