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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 06 May 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
15.4° 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 8PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)1ft (0.3m)15s
Afternoon (06 May)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (06 May)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 144mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the N by Fri night).

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
!
0
0
!
!
!
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
15
0.3
WSW
15
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
15
0.4
WSW
15
0.5
WSW
15
1.3
NNW
7
1.8
NNW
7
3
NNW
8
3.5
NNW
9
3
NNW
9
3
NNW
9
2.5
NNW
9
2.3
NNW
9
2.2
NNW
9
2.3
NNW
9
3.5
N
9
4.5
N
10
4
NNW
11
4.5
NNW
11
6
NW
11
6
NW
11
5.5
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
46
47
81
81
78
73
123
157
340
1093
1835
1635
1411
1069
840
705
772
2098
3860
3783
5054
7783
9913
7922
Wind (km/h)
10
E
0
ENE
5
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNE
20
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNW
45
N
35
NW
40
WNW
35
W
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
1:31PM2.33m
1:48AM2.34m
2:15PM2.22m
2:35AM2.24m
3:06PM2.13m
3:29AM2.17m
Low Tide
7:23AM0.55m
7:40PM0.66m
8:07AM0.65m
8:25PM0.75m
8:56AM0.73m
9:17PM0.82m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
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7:28
7:30
7:31
7:31
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5:32
5:31
5:30
5:30
1
1
7
16
11
6
5
4
5
7
26
14
9
21
2
4
3
2
Temp °C
12
15
16
15
15
15
15
14
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
15
15
14
13
12
9
14
15
14
13
13
13
11
11
10
12
14
14
14
14
14
12
12
11
9
7
8
5
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
15
0.3
WSW
15
0.5
NNW
6
0.7
N
6
0.8
N
6
1
N
6
1.2
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
7
0.5
W
10
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
2.5
NNW
9
2.3
NNW
9
2.2
NNW
9
2.3
NNW
9
0.5
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
Energy kJ
46
47
20
32
41
71
123
157
47
69
69
79
80
1069
840
705
772
102
127
115
113
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
12
0.4
NW
6
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
15
0.4
WSW
15
0.5
WSW
15
0.5
W
10
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WNW
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
WSW
19
Energy kJ
28
8
81
81
78
73
121
46
81
80
79
79
77
28
14
71
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
5
0.2
WSW
12
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
W
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.5
WSW
14
0.3
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.2
W
18
Energy kJ
2
14
2
2
8
20
32
120
24
22
33
30
25
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
3
0.2
E
3
1.8
NNW
7
3
NNW
8
3.5
NNW
9
3
NNW
9
3
NNW
9
3.5
N
9
4.5
N
10
4
NNW
11
4.5
NNW
11
6
NW
11
6
NW
11
5.5
WNW
11
Energy kJ
1
1
340
1093
1835
1635
1411
2098
3860
3783
5054
7783
9913
7922
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
2
4
1
2
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
120
187
207
209
209
206
156
154
130
130
168
228
228
335
207
223
223
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
4
3
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
4
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
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