Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rarawa Beach today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 9AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Rarawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 188 | 207 | 207 | 172 | 168 | 165 | 141 | 113 | 111 | 88 | 86 | 84 | 82 | 54 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 51 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:26AM1.84m | 6:53PM2.01m | 7:20AM1.93m | 7:41PM2.06m | 8:09AM2.01m | 8:25PM2.08m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:37PM0.31m | 1:13AM0.25m | 1:30PM0.26m | 2:00AM0.17m | 2:17PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 188 | 207 | 207 | 172 | 168 | 165 | 141 | 113 | 111 | 88 | 86 | 84 | 82 | 54 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 51 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 10 | NE 12 | NW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | W 17 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 10 | N 9 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 13 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | — | N 12 | NW 12 | N 12 | W 17 | W 17 | — | N 11 | — | W 16 | — | N 11 | N 11 | W 17 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | 2 | — | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 |
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