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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 31 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 1.1°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 2PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jan)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (31 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (31 Jan)3ft (0.9m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tue
03
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.7
WSW
1.1
W
0.7
WSW
Period(s) (?)121211111111111111111111111111121212121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)425411383394394263214214259259214214217217221193193193140140106128272123
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SE
10
SE
5
S
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
SW
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
ENE
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglassoffcross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:19AM
2.68
10:52PM
2.67
11:12AM
2.83
11:41PM
2.77
11:59AM
2.93
12:26AM
2.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:04AM
0.40
4:36PM
0.22
4:59AM
0.26
5:28PM
0.08
5:47AM
0.15
6:15PM
-0.01
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tue
03
Sunrise-6:35-------6:37-------6:37------
Sunset-----9:00-------8:59-------8:58--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C121214151515131211101416161614121211151718181716
Feels °C (?)1111131212121110981214141414111110141515161614
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