New Features: Surf quality ratings, wave energy, separate swell and wind wave components, based upon the higher resolution 0.5 degree (approx 50km) NWW3 Global Model. Many more features will be made live in the next few days. Best wishes. The surf-forecast team - September 27th 2008. UPDATE October 8th - Check out the new swell maps. More to follow - keep checking back.
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Rapahoe
New Zealand Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
Rapahoe,
New Zealand 6 Day Weather / Surf Forecast
Issued: 00 am Sun 23 Nov
Days
0-3 Weather Summary: Heavy rain (total 98mm), heaviest during Mon morning
Cool air temperatures (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Tue afternoon) Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat night, strong winds from the NNE by Mon morning)
Days
0-3 Weather Summary: Mostly dry
Cool air temperatures (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night) Wind will be generally light
Rating
Sat night
Sun morn- ing
Sun after- noon
Sun night
Mon morn- ing
Mon after- noon
Mon night
Tue morn- ing
Tue after- noon
Tue night
Wed morn- ing
Wed after- noon
Wed night
Thu morn- ing
Thu after- noon
Thu night
Fri morn- ing
Fri after- noon
Largest waves (m)& direction
NNW
NNW
NNW
SW
WSW
WSW
NNW
NNW
NNW
NW
WSW
WSW
WSW
WSW
WSW
WSW
WSW
WSW
Period(s)
10
10
9
15
14
13
11
10
10
11
10
11
8
8
13
12
12
12
Max-energy
2958
1670
1168
54
18
18
3423
2293
2210
2534
842
619
280
204
209
413
413
203
Wind (km/h)
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross- on
cross- on
cross- on
on
cross- on
glass
cross- on
glass
glass
cross- on
glass
cross- on
on
Swell1 (m)& direction
NNW
NNW
NNW
-
WSW
-
NNW
NNW
NNW
NW
WSW
WSW
WSW
WSW
WSW
WSW
WSW
WSW
Period(s)
10
10
9
-
14
-
11
10
10
11
10
11
8
8
7
12
12
12
Swell2 (m)& direction
WSW
WSW
WSW
SW
-
WSW
WSW
WSW
WSW
WSW
NW
NNW
NNW
NNW
WSW
NNW
NNW
NNW
Period(s)
12
11
11
15
-
13
13
12
12
11
10
10
9
9
13
8
8
8
wind waves (m)/ dir
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Period(s)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
High
Tide height (m)
8:21AM
2.88
8:46PM
2.98
9:11AM
2.94
9:33PM
3.02
9:56AM
3.02
10:16PM
3.07
10:36AM
3.09
10:55PM
3.11
11:13AM
3.14
11:34PM
3.13
11:50AM
3.16
Low
Tide height (m)
2:07AM
1.14
2:33PM
1.16
2:59AM
1.12
3:22PM
1.12
3:45AM
1.10
4:07PM
1.07
4:27AM
1.07
4:47PM
5:06AM
1.05
5:25PM
1.02
5:44AM
1.04
6:01PM
1.02
Note: the tide data above is for Greymouth, New Zealand which is 6 km away. For tide
graph click here...
Today's Sea Temperature:
11.9 (Statistics for 23 Nov 1981-2005 - mean:
14.2 max: 15.6°C min: 12.4°C)