Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rapahoe/Chimney Pots today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rapahoe/Chimney Pots at 3AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Rapahoe/Chimney Pots. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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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 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1077 | 1048 | 912 | 874 | 754 | 733 | 627 | 617 | 515 | 507 | 424 | 408 | 334 | 324 | 304 | 189 | 145 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 2:46AM2.62m | 3:13PM2.45m | 3:35AM2.44m | 4:04PM2.32m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:34PM0.32m | 9:03AM0.34m | 9:23PM0.47m | 9:51AM0.52m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 1077 | 1048 | 912 | 874 | 754 | 733 | 627 | 617 | 515 | 507 | 424 | 408 | 334 | 324 | 304 | 189 | 145 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | W 4 |
| kJ | 25 | 24 | 40 | 40 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 58 | 7 | 7 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 4 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | W 18 | W 17 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 38 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 22 | 36 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 0 |
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