Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rarawa Beach today (29 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 11PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Rarawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NW 7 | E 11 | N 6 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 55 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 29 | 50 | 48 | 47 | 45 | 52 | 61 | 113 | 196 | 53 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 27 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:01PM1.92m | 8:07AM1.81m | 8:40PM1.98m | 8:48AM1.84m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:10AM0.46m | 2:19PM0.26m | 2:51AM0.40m | 2:58PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 55 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 29 | 50 | 48 | 47 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 25 | 25 | 53 | 24 | 18 | 17 | 27 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NNE 6 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 6 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 27 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 7 | E 7 | NE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | W 18 | N 19 | NE 19 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 18 | NE 18 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | — | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 5 | 20 | 40 | 52 | 61 | 113 | 196 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 156 | 156 | 167 | 384 | 181 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
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