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Rapahoe/Chimney Pots Surf Forecast
/ West Coast South Island (21 surf breaks) /
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Rapahoe/Chimney Pots surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 26 Mar 2026 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.0° C
(Which is 1.6°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 12AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Mar) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Mar) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Mar) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Rapahoe/Chimney Pots. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Thursday 26 | Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1812 | 2599 | 3304 | 3614 | 3337 | 3670 | 4135 | 3869 | 2871 | 2537 | 2250 | 2129 | 1749 | 1263 | 901 | 588 | 408 | 239 | 239 | 243 | 247 | 239 | 232 | 229 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:58PM 2.24 | 6:32AM 2.29 | 7:23PM 2.22 | 7:53AM 2.34 | 8:36PM 2.31 | 8:59AM 2.46 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:10AM 0.73 | 12:58PM 0.63 | 1:31AM 0.72 | 2:14PM 0.56 | 2:42AM 0.61 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 26 | Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:46 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 |
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