Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rarawa Beach today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 2AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Rarawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NE 7 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNW 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 248 | 89 | 74 | 77 | 58 | 43 | 41 | 29 | 27 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | 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 |
High Tide | 9:20PM2.12m | 9:54AM2.19m | 10:05PM2.12m | 10:41AM2.21m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:37AM-0.01m | 4:04PM0.18m | 4:23AM-0.01m | 4:53PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNW 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 137 | 89 | 74 | 77 | 58 | 43 | 41 | 29 | 27 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | N 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | N 12 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | — | E 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NW 10 | N 13 | NE 9 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | NNE 8 | N 12 | N 12 | E 12 | N 12 |
| kJ | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | WSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | — | W 3 | W 3 | NW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 248 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 10 | 41 | 40 | 44 | 27 | 30 | 37 | 48 | 48 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 51 | 173 | 167 | 136 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 48 | 611 | 359 | 616 | 617 | 359 |
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