
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rarawa Beach today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 12PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Rarawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the W by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 23 | 56 | 102 | 130 | 190 | 92 | 63 | 50 | 28 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:14AM2.08m | 10:24PM2.00m | 10:54AM2.04m | 11:03PM1.93m | 11:34AM1.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:00AM0.11m | 4:23PM0.27m | 4:38AM0.15m | 5:03PM0.33m | 5:16AM0.22m | 5:43PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||||
6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
23 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 15 | 16 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 92 | 63 | 50 | 28 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NE 10 | N 12 | N 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 12 | N 12 | N 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 46 | 37 | 23 | 23 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | NW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | N 12 | — | W 8 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 13 | N 13 | — | W 16 | N 11 | N 10 | W 15 | N 10 | N 12 | N 12 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 |
3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | SW 3 | SW 3 | W 4 | W 4 |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 56 | 102 | 130 | 190 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 57 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 197 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 67 | 593 | 192 | 167 | 159 | 167 | 617 | 641 | 593 | 60 | 46 | 148 | 376 |
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