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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 07 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
16.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Rapahoe/Chimney Pots today?

The current surf forecast for Rapahoe/Chimney Pots at 12AM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)--
Afternoon (08 Apr)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (08 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)9s

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


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Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
N
1.8
N
2
N
1.9
N
1.7
N
1.5
N
1.3
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.1
N
1.1
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.2
WNW
0.9
N
0.8
N
1
N
0.9
N
0.9
NNW
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
Period(s) (?)99999999998888881514141413111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)450556700619492367274241235188184216211202167192343264399302295502501483
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
5
S
10
ESE
5
ENE
10
SSE
5
E
5
ENE
5
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
10
WNW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrossoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:52PM
2.33
2:10AM
2.31
2:36PM
2.19
2:58AM
2.17
3:31PM
2.06
3:59AM
2.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:02PM
0.67
8:28AM
0.70
8:48PM
0.81
9:20AM
0.83
9:45PM
0.92
10:24AM
0.91
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise------6:58-------6:58-------7:00-
Sunset-6:15-------6:14-------6:13------
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-11122271122111211------
Temp. °C181415141414151516161615151616171615141312111116
Feels °C (?)1814141413141515141414141415141615141312119915
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