Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rarawa Beach today (01 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 9PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Rarawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun night, min 11°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | NNE 16 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 41 | 25 | 59 | 73 | 83 | 101 | 191 | 224 | 191 | 99 | 70 | 48 | 45 | 33 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 13 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:53PM2.04m | 10:07AM1.88m | 10:29PM2.04m | 10:48AM1.88m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:08AM0.30m | 4:15PM0.24m | 4:46AM0.27m | 4:54PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  |  |  | | |  | | | | |  | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NE 16 | E 11 | NE 15 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 9 | 6 | 39 | 10 | 35 | 101 | 191 | 224 | 191 | 99 | 70 | 48 | 45 | 33 | 31 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | NNE 16 | NW 6 | NE 15 | E 11 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NNE 15 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 21 | 25 | 5 | 37 | 9 | 34 | 34 | 21 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 16 | NE 10 | N 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | E 11 | NW 12 | N 18 | — | W 11 | — | W 12 | N 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 41 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 6 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | — | 14 | 59 | 73 | 83 | 8 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 48 | 48 | 267 | 267 | 48 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 67 | 67 |
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