
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rarawa Beach today (06 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 10PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (06 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Rarawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 6 | Saturday 7 | Sunday 8 | Mon 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | N 15 | ENE 7 | NNE 14 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
64 | 61 | 56 | 58 | 58 | 50 | 45 | 42 | 42 | 117 | 127 | 127 | 102 | 83 | 70 | 41 | 38 | 35 | 68 | 60 | 59 | 59 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:25PM1.94m | 7:01AM1.90m | 7:13PM1.95m | 7:48AM1.96m | 7:57PM1.95m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:47AM0.25m | 1:08PM0.38m | 1:32AM0.21m | 1:55PM0.36m | 2:14AM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | |
— | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | 8:02 | |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 6 | N 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 |
64 | 61 | 56 | 55 | 46 | 50 | 40 | 42 | 42 | 117 | 127 | 127 | 102 | 83 | 69 | 41 | 28 | 35 | 46 | 50 | 43 | 47 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 15 | N 10 | N 10 | NW 8 | N 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | N 16 | ENE 8 | N 16 | NNE 13 | N 13 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 13 | N 5 |
4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 45 | 45 | 20 | 38 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 40 | 69 | 70 | 34 | 35 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 59 | 26 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 10 | N 10 | N 16 | N 16 | NW 7 | N 16 | NNE 12 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 14 | N 15 | NNE 11 | NNE 14 | NNE 13 | NW 7 | NNE 13 |
2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 20 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 38 | 25 | 68 | 60 | 2 | 59 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 6 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | N 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — |
29 | 43 | 50 | 58 | 58 | — | — | 22 | 18 | 2 | 13 | — | 26 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 50 | 7 | 37 | 37 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 453 | 492 | 167 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
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