
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rarawa Beach today (09 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 9PM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Rarawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 10 | NNE 16 | NNE 16 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 45 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:14PM2.04m | 6:34AM1.94m | 7:05PM2.13m | 7:26AM2.02m | 7:51PM2.18m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:32AM0.29m | 12:48PM0.16m | 1:22AM0.18m | 1:37PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NW 5 | NE 9 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 20 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 45 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 15 | NNE 16 | NNE 16 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 17 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 |
9 | 24 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 14 | 8 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 5 | NW 5 | NE 16 | NE 17 | NE 13 | NW 5 | — | — | — | NE 9 | NNW 5 | ENE 8 | NE 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 11 |
2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 20 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 2 | WSW 2 | SW 2 | SSW 2 | — | — | — | W 2 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 23 | 12 | 20 | 28 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 47 | 31 | 24 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 267 | 7 | 20 | 7 | 51 | 51 | 60 | 7 | 35 | 7 | 48 | 48 | 60 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland | |||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)
Wind Speed (km/h)










