
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rarawa Beach today (08 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 10PM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Rarawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNE 16 | NNE 16 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:16PM1.95m | 5:36AM1.85m | 6:14PM2.04m | 6:34AM1.94m | 7:05PM2.13m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:34PM0.41m | 11:53AM0.23m | 00:32AM0.29m | 12:48PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NW 4 |
16 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 16 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NW 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNW 6 | NE 15 | NNE 16 | NNE 16 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 17 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 |
4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 10 | NE 17 | NE 17 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | N 5 | N 5 | NW 5 | NE 16 | NE 17 | NE 13 | NW 5 | ENE 7 | NE 16 | NNE 16 | NE 9 |
11 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 20 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | W 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | SSW 2 | — | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | SW 3 |
8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 6 | 19 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 51 | 51 | 159 | 37 | 16 | 159 | 52 | 51 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 51 | 51 | 60 | 7 | 148 | 7 | 48 |
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