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Rapahoe surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 03 Apr 2025 NZDT
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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
17.7° C
 (Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rapahoe today?

The current surf forecast for Rapahoe at 3AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 03). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (03 Apr)6ft (1.9m)11s
Evening (03 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)11s

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

Hourly12 Days
West Coast South Island Surf
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Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent 
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
3
2
1
1
1
2
0
1
0
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
0
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
NNW
1.3
NW
1.4
NW
1.5
NW
1.5
NW
1.8
NW
1.9
NW
2
NW
1.9
NW
1.8
NW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1
W
1.2
W
1.4
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.6
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
2
W
2.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
W
2
W
1.9
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
2
W
2.2
W
2.4
W
2.4
W
2.4
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
2.1
NNW
2.1
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.5
NNW
Period(s) (?)1112111111111111111010109998891011111111101316121478991011131212121415151515151514141414141414141414910999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)692433471553534766875949831663543511378346311268143246361606584572392288166188222280427688845836776813119196480584115722325275327202547247922282197197217971373122910921077834822694736752633474336
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NE
10
N
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
10
WNW
5
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
ESE
5
E
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
ESE
5
N
5
E
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
N
15
N
20
NW
15
W
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
SSE
0
E
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		glasscross-
on		ononcross-
on		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrossglassoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offglassglassglassglasscross-
off		glasscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:57AM
2.75
3:28PM
2.59
3:52AM
2.54
4:31PM
2.37
4:59AM
2.36
5:46PM
2.20
6:18AM
2.25
7:08PM
2.14
7:38AM
2.24
8:20PM
2.19
8:43AM
2.31
9:16PM
2.28
9:33AM
2.41
10:00PM
2.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:46PM
0.19
9:15AM
0.22
9:40PM
0.43
10:14AM
0.44
10:42PM
0.64
11:24AM
0.62
11:56PM
0.78
12:43PM
0.71
1:15AM
0.81
1:59PM
0.69
2:25AM
0.74
3:00PM
0.60
3:20AM
0.63
3:48PM
0.49
4:04AM
0.51
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Sunrise----7:52-------7:52-------7:54-------7:54-------7:56-------7:56-------7:58-------
Sunset-------7:23-------7:22-------7:20-------7:19-------7:16-------7:15-------7:14----
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Rain (mm)
3537771415713811221223211-------11-------1-25453231------------
Temp. °C14141515151616161616171717171716151514141515161412121211131414151413121113151615151314121213111211109810131312111099
Feels °C (?)121213131314131313161918171717161515121113131413111010810121215131211101214141312111091012911986581110109866
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