Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rapahoe/Chimney Pots today (21 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rapahoe/Chimney Pots at 10PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Rapahoe/Chimney Pots. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1809 | 1431 | 1245 | 1036 | 1537 | 2610 | 2236 | 2329 | 2285 | 1224 | 1004 | 1807 | 1531 | 4897 | 4752 | 4543 | 4371 | 4142 | 3601 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:58PM2.09m | 7:33AM2.10m | 7:53PM2.23m | 8:22AM2.25m | 8:38PM2.39m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:40PM0.95m | 1:17AM0.83m | 1:40PM0.82m | 2:09AM0.67m | 2:27PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | W 14 | — | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | 1809 | 1431 | 1245 | 1036 | 1537 | — | — | — | — | 744 | 951 | — | 1531 | 4897 | 4752 | 4543 | 4371 | 4142 | 3601 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 4 | — | W 13 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 18 | — | 2610 | 2236 | 2329 | 2285 | 1224 | 1004 | 1807 | 1474 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 120 | 171 | 154 | 154 | 156 | 158 | 169 | 204 | 179 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 204 | 40 | 1 |
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