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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 09 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
18.5° C
 (Which is 1.7°C warmer than 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 8PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (09 Jan)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (09 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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

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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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)
0
0
1
2
1
2
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.6
W
1.7
W
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
W
1.4
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.1
WSW
2.1
NW
3
NW
3.5
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
Period(s) (?)13131278121215151514148910689111111121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)23817021327535550543730023145644342323842724033811452358412144274062373929882202
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
0
NNE
10
NNE
20
N
25
N
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
40
N
40
N
35
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
30
W
30
SW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crossglasscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:06PM
2.49
4:34AM
2.33
4:55PM
2.32
5:25AM
2.21
5:49PM
2.19
6:22AM
2.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:54AM
0.45
10:23PM
0.47
10:43AM
0.60
11:12PM
0.62
11:36AM
0.73
12:06AM
0.75
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise-------6:09-------6:09-------6:11
Sunset---9:14-------9:14-------9:13----
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heavy rain
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Rain (mm)
22--------1111123451218621
Temp. °C171818181615141416181818181818181818181717151413
Feels °C (?)1618181815121412131517171715151413131314151189
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