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Rapahoe surf Forecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 05 May 2024 NZST
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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 14.7°C (Statistics for 05 May 1981-2005 - mean: 14.8 °C max: 16.9 °C min: 12.9 °C)
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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 14.7°C (Statistics for 05 May 1981-2005 - mean: 14.8 °C max: 16.9 °C min: 12.9 °C)


How big are the waves at Rapahoe today?

The current surf forecast for Rapahoe at 8AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (05 May)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (05 May)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Update imminent
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.7
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.5
W
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
1.2
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
Period(s) (?)14141414141414141410141414141413101013131313131210131114121212141412111111111515151515151414141414151881716999888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)113113346111111113113115115132113173170168163204201201178461547390361267109135128106155155109269265233337337331210573580588468462456449536631280218222243183394269295276258212180151
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
10
E
5
E
0
SW
5
WSW
5
SSE
5
ENE
0
NNE
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
0
ESE
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
ESE
5
SW
10
SW
5
S
10
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
5
ENE
5
SSW
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SSW
5
SW
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
0
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglassglasscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:08AM
2.71
8:40PM
2.70
9:01AM
2.85
9:29PM
2.83
9:50AM
2.94
10:15PM
2.92
10:38AM
2.96
11:00PM
2.94
11:24AM
2.92
11:44PM
2.90
12:11PM
2.81
12:30AM
2.80
12:57PM
2.66
1:16AM
2.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:54AM
0.34
2:25PM
0.14
2:47AM
0.17
3:16PM
0.03
3:37AM
0.04
4:03PM
-0.03
4:25AM
-0.03
4:49PM
-0.01
5:12AM
-0.03
5:35PM
0.06
5:59AM
0.04
6:20PM
0.19
6:47AM
0.17
7:07PM
0.35
7:35AM
0.33
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise--7:28-------7:30-------7:31-------7:31-------7:33-------7:33-------7:35-------7:35-
Sunset----5:32-------5:31-------5:30-------5:30-------5:29-------5:27-------5:25-------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C10101113131312121212111212118777711121098777101110888679121087777101098777710111111977812
Feels °C (?)8891212121111109889942233997654448885210139753334777533337998633410

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