Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rapahoe/Chimney Pots today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rapahoe/Chimney Pots at 5PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Rapahoe/Chimney Pots. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 514 | 500 | 145 | 141 | 99 | 115 | 147 | 284 | 410 | 553 | 637 | 919 | 855 | 1123 | 986 | 702 | 1070 | 1254 | 1945 | 1745 | 1297 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:10PM2.63m | 1:29AM2.55m | 1:48PM2.48m | 2:10AM2.37m | 2:30PM2.31m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:03AM0.26m | 7:22PM0.33m | 7:41AM0.44m | 8:03PM0.51m | 8:22AM0.63m | 8:48PM0.69m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | WSW 14 | NW 9 | W 14 | W 14 | — | W 16 | W 9 |
| kJ | 514 | 500 | 125 | 96 | 96 | 115 | 147 | 284 | 410 | 553 | 637 | 919 | 855 | 1123 | 986 | 702 | 537 | 725 | — | 1135 | 1137 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 18 | W 18 | W 19 | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | WSW 11 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | N 7 | W 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 145 | 141 | 99 | 98 | 96 | 6 | 6 | 7 | — | — | 273 | 458 | — | 452 | 127 | 113 | — | 15 | 1297 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | NW 9 | — | — | — | N 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 618 | 93 | — | — | — | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | — | — | — | NW 9 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | 974 | — | 1070 | 1254 | 1945 | 1745 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 8 | 120 | 154 | 169 | 40 | 154 | 158 | 175 | 8 |
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