
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rarawa Beach today (21 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 9PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Rarawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 9 | E 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:35PM1.63m | 3:50AM1.55m | 4:36PM1.68m | 4:51AM1.60m | 5:28PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:48PM0.72m | 10:07AM0.57m | 10:49PM0.66m | 11:04AM0.51m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 13 | E 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NW 4 | NW 4 | E 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NE 13 | E 7 | E 9 | E 13 | E 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NW 5 | NE 12 | NE 12 | — | — | NE 11 | E 8 | E 9 |
3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 13 | E 13 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | NE 12 | — | NW 5 | E 9 | E 12 | — | — | — |
— | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 4 | SW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 |
3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 593 | 52 | 52 | 593 | 536 | 568 | 568 | 611 | 593 | 593 | 577 | 461 | 536 | 52 | 52 | 487 | 487 | 427 | 52 |
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