Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rarawa Beach today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 10AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Rarawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | ESE 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 71 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 109 | 326 | 348 | 337 | 240 | 199 | 179 | 150 | 148 | 170 | 232 | 223 | 251 | 310 | 322 | 288 | 186 | 157 | 78 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:50AM1.83m | 2:36PM1.90m | 2:58AM1.76m | 3:46PM1.87m | 4:11AM1.73m | 4:55PM1.89m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:12AM0.30m | 8:55PM0.49m | 9:19AM0.36m | 10:08PM0.50m | 10:30AM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | |  | |  | |  |  |  | | | | |  | | | | | | | |
 | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 71 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 81 | 81 | 64 | 52 | 39 | 38 | 27 | 49 | 44 | 43 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 78 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NNE 15 | NNE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 14 | NNE 13 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | ENE 13 | N 12 | NE 13 |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 17 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 17 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | N 15 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 13 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | NE 12 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 109 | 326 | 348 | 337 | 240 | 199 | 179 | 150 | 148 | 170 | 232 | 223 | 251 | 310 | 322 | 288 | 186 | 157 | 61 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 267 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 38 | 38 | 26 | 38 | 17 | 17 | 38 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
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