
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rarawa Beach today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 10AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Rarawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Fri morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 12 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
110 | 110 | 71 | 57 | 71 | 60 | 39 | 31 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 12:35PM1.78m | 00:46AM1.68m | 1:29PM1.69m | 1:41AM1.59m | 2:30PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:15AM0.40m | 6:44PM0.59m | 7:04AM0.49m | 7:38PM0.68m | 8:00AM0.56m | 8:41PM0.73m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | |
mm | 4 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 |
110 | 110 | 71 | 45 | 71 | 60 | 39 | 31 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 7 | NE 8 | N 7 | NE 11 | N 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | N 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
5 | 5 | 14 | 57 | 24 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NE 11 | WNW 6 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | N 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | N 11 | E 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 8 | NW 11 | N 11 |
3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 2 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 |
— | — | — | 1 | 21 | 34 | 36 | 30 | 26 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 21 | 19 | 31 | 44 | 71 | 61 | 39 | 32 | 24 | 19 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 35 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 60 | 60 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 128 | 128 | 593 | 593 | 593 | 748 | 484 | 571 | 515 | 507 |
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