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Rapahoe/Chimney Pots surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 06 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.5° C
(Which is 1.6°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 3PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Rapahoe/Chimney Pots. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 708 | 708 | 674 | 727 | 1233 | 1196 | 1106 | 964 | 948 | 942 | 565 | 887 | 907 | 907 | 918 | 1661 | 2388 | 2237 | 1386 | 1165 | 890 | 784 | 637 | 565 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | on | glass | glass | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:20PM 2.98 | 12:51AM 2.89 | 1:11PM 2.95 | 1:42AM 2.79 | 2:03PM 2.87 | 2:35AM 2.66 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:37PM -0.06 | 7:00AM 0.10 | 7:30PM -0.00 | 7:51AM 0.18 | 8:23PM 0.10 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 8:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:00 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
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