Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rarawa Beach today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 9AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Rarawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the SW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NE 13 | NNE 11 | ENE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNW 13 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 26 | 12 | 16 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 75 | 131 | 237 | 152 | 131 | 110 | 114 | 79 | 17 | 33 | 23 | 16 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:05AM1.97m | 11:16PM1.90m | 11:48AM1.88m | 11:59PM1.79m | 12:35PM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:51AM0.19m | 5:12PM0.37m | 5:31AM0.29m | 5:56PM0.48m | 6:15AM0.40m | 6:44PM0.59m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 6 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NE 13 | NNE 11 | ENE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 7 | NE 12 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 25 | 26 | 12 | 16 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 152 | 21 | 110 | 114 | 79 | 17 | 33 | 23 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SE 8 | NE 13 | NNE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | E 13 | — | — | NE 12 | E 13 | NE 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NE 8 | N 8 | N 7 | NNW 13 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 22 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | E 8 | N 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | N 11 | — | N 11 | — | E 9 | — | E 13 | E 11 | NW 12 | NE 12 | WNW 5 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 12 | N 8 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | N 7 | — | — | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 15 | 27 | 75 | 131 | 237 | — | 131 | — | — | 28 | 37 | 59 | 109 | 106 | 87 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 51 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 16 | 159 | 159 | 159 | 593 | 593 | 611 | 37 | 16 | 0 | 46 | 184 | 48 | 318 | 320 | 320 | 320 |
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