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Rapahoe surf Forecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 11 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 14.3°C (Statistics for 11 May 1981-2005 - mean: 14.5 °C max: 16.2 °C min: 12.3 °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 14.3°C (Statistics for 11 May 1981-2005 - mean: 14.5 °C max: 16.2 °C min: 12.3 °C)


How big are the waves at Rapahoe today?

The current surf forecast for Rapahoe at 3PM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (11 May)2.5ft (0.8m)17s
Evening (11 May)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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

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Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.6
W
0.4
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.7
W
1
W
1.1
W
1
W
1.2
W
1.3
W
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.9
WSW
2
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
2
W
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.7
WSW
1.8
WSW
Period(s) (?)9101716161616151414141414131313131312121212121111111112131313121212899912121111111112121515151515151515151515151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)308271394283263196196186160118118293265176176176173170119111109107106102707047529999126612828601531851454114725045045655654785031400168518852125212519341753158113821154991112313101500
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
5
NE
5
NNW
5
E
5
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
E
5
E
0
W
5
S
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
E
5
NNE
5
NW
5
NE
5
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
E
5
E
10
E
10
ESE
5
S
15
SW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
10
S
5
SW
5
SSW
5
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
WSW
5
SW
0
SE
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glassglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglassglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glassonglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
off
glassglassglassglassglassglassglassglasscrosscrossglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:57PM
2.66
1:16AM
2.66
1:46PM
2.48
2:06AM
2.50
2:38PM
2.32
3:00AM
2.35
3:36PM
2.18
4:00AM
2.23
4:40PM
2.09
5:04AM
2.16
5:43PM
2.08
6:06AM
2.16
6:41PM
2.12
7:00AM
2.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:47AM
0.17
7:07PM
0.35
7:35AM
0.33
7:55PM
0.51
8:27AM
0.50
8:48PM
0.66
9:23AM
0.64
9:45PM
0.78
10:24AM
0.74
10:47PM
0.84
11:26AM
0.77
11:50PM
0.84
12:25PM
0.74
12:47AM
0.80
1:16PM
0.68
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise7:35-------7:35-------7:37-------7:37-------7:39-------7:39-------7:41-------7:41---
Sunset--5:25-------5:24-------5:23-------5:22-------5:22-------5:21-------5:20-------5:19-
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C71112121110999111211111110991213111010101010121312111111101013131110109101012111111121212111313111212121212141414
Feels °C (?)49101097667911999866101110877779101199978111098979811101010111111101212101111111111131212

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