Rapahoe Beach

Rapahoe Beach is a WNW-facing beach break in Rapahoe, West Coast, West Coast, New Zealand. It picks up swell from SW to NNE, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 36% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the ESE: light winds or ESE breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while WNW onshores chop it up.

Break

Beach

Faces

WNW (297°)

Best swell

WSW to NNW (257°–338°), 9 s or longer

Best wind

ENE to SSE offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

3–6 ft at the beach

Swell window

SW to NNE (230.5° to 19°)

Offshore wind

ESE

Tide

Model estimate

Wave buoy

None within 250 km

Cams

1 (1 plays here)