Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rarawa Beach today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 5PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Rarawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu night, light winds from the E by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | N 6 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNE 16 | NE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 48 | 47 | 45 | 44 | 73 | 139 | 94 | 31 | 31 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 29 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 39 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:07AM1.81m | 8:40PM1.98m | 8:48AM1.84m | 9:17PM2.02m | 9:27AM1.87m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:19PM0.26m | 2:51AM0.40m | 2:58PM0.23m | 3:29AM0.34m | 3:36PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | 5 | 47 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 25 | 94 | 31 | 25 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 29 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNE 16 | E 11 |
| kJ | 48 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 16 | 31 | 22 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | W 18 | N 19 | E 12 | NE 6 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 18 | NE 17 | NE 17 | NNE 16 | NNE 16 | NNE 16 | NE 10 | NE 16 |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 4 | 39 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | — | — | S 2 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | — | 11 | 30 | 43 | 73 | 139 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 16 | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 156 | 156 | 167 | 384 | 181 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 271 | 159 |
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