
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rarawa Beach today (24 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 17s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 10PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 24). 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 (24 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 17s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Rarawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 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) | NW 17 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 16 | E 16 | E 14 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:12PM1.85m | 6:31AM1.78m | 6:53PM1.94m | 7:13AM1.89m | 7:31PM2.03m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:27AM0.44m | 12:38PM0.35m | 1:07AM0.31m | 1:20PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
2 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 12 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 14 | E 15 | E 15 | E 12 | E 5 | E 5 | N 11 | N 11 |
5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 17 | W 17 | W 16 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | NE 10 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 15 | N 11 | N 11 | E 5 | E 5 |
12 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
— | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 15 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 52 | 51 | 17 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 52 | 128 | 60 | 67 | 52 | 60 | 60 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 |
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