
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rarawa Beach today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 7PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Rarawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NNW 4 | E 11 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNE 7 | N 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 37 | 103 | 138 | 156 | 79 | 116 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:41AM1.93m | 7:53PM2.02m | 8:25AM2.04m | 8:36PM2.08m | 9:09AM2.13m | 9:20PM2.12m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:47PM0.33m | 2:11AM0.13m | 2:32PM0.25m | 2:54AM0.04m | 3:18PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||
6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 6 | E 12 | N 3 | NE 11 | NE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 10 | E 11 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 |
3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 29 | 58 | 79 | 116 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | NE 6 | E 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 11 | E 15 | E 11 | E 11 | NW 7 | E 11 |
5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 73 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | NE 11 | E 8 | E 13 | E 12 | NE 11 | NE 6 | E 12 | E 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 15 | — | N 15 | E 11 | — |
1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | — | 4 | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | N 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | SW 2 |
— | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 37 | 103 | 138 | 156 | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 593 | 51 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 611 | 611 | 192 | 192 | 159 | 159 | 621 | 404 | 699 | 167 | 7 | 0 |
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