Rapahoe Surf Forecast

/ West Coast South Island (17 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (462 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (42.38° S 171.23° E)

Surf Forecasts

Rapahoe surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 01 Jul 2025 NZST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

Rapahoe surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Rapahoe sea temperature is 13.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Rapahoe today?

The current surf forecast for Rapahoe at 2AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	13s
Afternoon (02 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	13s
Evening (02 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	13s

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

Hourly 12 Days

West Coast South Island Surf

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		Wednesday 02								Thursday 03								Friday 04								Saturday 05								Sunday 06								Monday 07								Tuesday 08								Wednesday 09
	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	2	2	2	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	WSW	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	16	10	12	12	11	11	16	16	15	14	14	13	12	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	8	8	13	7	7	7	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	13	13	13	13
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	953	826	671	563	531	444	437	437	420	390	373	371	694	1474	2814	2608	2393	1939	253	219	204	188	150	397	682	959	938	920	1557	1690	1269	987	791	600	631	713	680	545	469	391	282	197	181	112	94	89	72	78	83	120	124	118	94	89	94	94	66	63	62	100
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ENE	NE	E	ENE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ESE	E	E	ESE	ENE	ESE	E	E	E	ENE	E	ESE	ESE	SE	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ENE	E	ESE	E	E	ENE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	ENE	NNW	W	E	ESE	ENE	ENE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	glass	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)				3:31AM 2.39				4:01PM 2.25				4:21AM 2.27				4:52PM 2.18				5:15AM 2.18				5:47PM 2.14					6:12AM 2.14				6:43PM 2.15				7:09AM 2.14				7:38PM 2.19				8:04AM 2.19				8:29PM 2.27				8:55AM 2.28					9:16PM 2.36
Low Tide / height (m)		9:20PM 0.57				9:50AM 0.55				10:10PM 0.67				10:39AM 0.66				11:02PM 0.76				11:31AM 0.74				11:58PM 0.80					12:26PM 0.78				12:56AM 0.81				1:22PM 0.78				1:51AM 0.76				2:15PM 0.74				2:43AM 0.68					3:04PM 0.67				3:30AM 0.59

		Wednesday 02								Thursday 03								Friday 04								Saturday 05								Sunday 06								Monday 07								Tuesday 08								Wednesday 09
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	8:04	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:15	-	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	4	5	6	-	-	-	-	-	3	6	-	-	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	1	2	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	9	9	8	7	7	9	11	10	9	9	9	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	10	11	11	12	15	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	15	12	11	10	11	11	11	13	15	12	10	10	10	10	11	11	12	11	11	11	11	10	9	10	11	11	10	8	7	7
Feels °C (?)	7	6	5	3	4	7	9	7	5	5	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	5	7	9	9	10	13	12	11	12	12	11	12	14	14	10	8	7	8	8	8	10	14	11	7	7	7	7	8	9	10	9	9	10	9	8	6	8	10	11	9	5	4	4

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