Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rarawa Beach today (15 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 9PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Rarawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 10 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
29 | 38 | 38 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 22 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 56 | 78 | 80 | 104 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:45PM2.25m | 10:08AM2.08m | 10:28PM2.19m | 10:53AM2.03m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:03AM0.07m | 4:16PM0.10m | 4:46AM0.11m | 5:01PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
16 | 38 | 38 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 56 | 78 | 80 | 104 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | N 12 | N 12 | ENE 8 | — |
29 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 11 | N 11 | W 17 | NW 16 | — | W 16 | SE 4 | W 16 | W 16 | SE 9 | NW 4 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 16 | NW 16 | E 9 |
1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | — | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
24 | 27 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 27 | 33 | 38 | 31 | 35 | 27 | 27 | 21 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 48 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 492 | 496 | 496 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 25 |
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