Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rarawa Beach today (24 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 10PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Rarawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the S by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | NW 16 | NW 15 | E 11 | E 11 | NW 6 | E 11 | NNW 8 | E 15 | E 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 117 | 177 | 150 | 141 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 64 | 67 | 64 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 22 | 54 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:52PM1.68m | 3:59AM1.65m | 4:50PM1.69m | 4:55AM1.64m | 5:44PM1.72m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:57PM0.68m | 10:22AM0.49m | 10:56PM0.69m | 11:17AM0.47m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 10 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 8 | NW 6 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 13 | 34 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 33 | 67 | 64 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 22 | 54 | 20 | 23 | 19 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 12 | ENE 11 | — | ENE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 14 | E 17 | E 11 | E 11 | NW 6 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 12 | — | 45 | 40 | 39 | 64 | 23 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | E 18 | — | NW 11 | E 16 | E 11 | E 15 | E 15 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 35 | 38 | 40 | 37 | 6 | — | 5 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | W 4 | NW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 117 | 177 | 150 | 141 | 97 | 153 | 118 | 107 | 107 | 77 | 47 | 26 | 13 | 49 | 21 | 44 | 50 | 29 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 592 | 593 | 7 | 148 | 183 | 378 | 334 | 515 | 507 | 507 | 60 | 60 | 35 | 128 | 67 | 60 | 60 | 46 | 48 |
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