Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rarawa Beach today (15 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 11PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (15 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Rarawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 5 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 45 | 52 | 52 | 73 | 80 | 120 | 157 | 170 | 215 | 261 | 390 | 384 | 365 | 341 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:53PM2.21m | 8:05AM2.09m | 8:46PM2.26m | 9:00AM2.10m | 9:39PM2.29m | 9:54AM2.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:06AM0.22m | 2:24PM-0.05m | 3:01AM0.17m | 3:17PM-0.05m | 3:55AM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | |
5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 5 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 |
5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 45 | 52 | 52 | 73 | 80 | 120 | 157 | 170 | 215 | 261 | 390 | 384 | 365 | 341 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 7 | NE 5 | N 8 | N 11 | E 10 | E 10 | NNW 3 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | N 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — |
— | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | — | N 8 | NE 10 | E 5 | E 6 | N 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 14 | — | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | — | NW 3 | SW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 |
— | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 427 | 51 | 36 | 51 | 44 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 0 |
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