Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rarawa Beach today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 6AM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Rarawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu night, light winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | NE 10 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 45 | 112 | 240 | 349 | 131 | 92 | 72 | 41 | 23 | 38 | 33 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 33 | 72 | 44 | 60 | 36 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:03PM1.93m | 11:34AM1.98m | 11:43PM1.84m | 12:16PM1.89m | 00:26AM1.75m | 1:02PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:16AM0.22m | 5:43PM0.41m | 5:57AM0.31m | 6:26PM0.50m | 6:40AM0.40m | 7:13PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | NE 10 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 9 | E 6 |
| kJ | 16 | 46 | 46 | 37 | 131 | 92 | 72 | 41 | 23 | 38 | 33 | 23 | 12 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 72 | 44 | 23 | 36 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | W 15 | — | N 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NE 13 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 17 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 23 | 4 | — | 3 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 2 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | — | — | — | N 12 | — | E 15 | N 11 | — | N 11 | NW 11 | WNW 12 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NE 14 | N 18 | NE 13 | N 18 | N 11 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | — | — | E 8 | — |
| kJ | 45 | 112 | 240 | 349 | 11 | 18 | 35 | 72 | 114 | 63 | 39 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 33 | — | — | 60 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 159 | 376 | 625 | 16 | 0 | 143 | 67 | 67 | 167 | 380 | 192 | 60 | 173 | 48 | 48 | 52 | 52 | 159 | 52 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 |
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