
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rarawa Beach today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 5PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Rarawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 12 | N 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:16AM2.11m | 10:29PM2.12m | 10:59AM2.12m | 11:12PM2.08m | 11:45AM2.09m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:25PM0.18m | 4:46AM0.05m | 5:09PM0.21m | 5:30AM0.07m | 5:57PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||
7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | N 12 | — | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | W 14 | — | W 14 | — | N 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — |
4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 4 | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 2 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 136 | 128 | 568 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 37 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 46 |
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