
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rarawa Beach today (22 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 12AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Rarawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
64 | 62 | 62 | 35 | 27 | 26 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 1:20AM1.89m | 1:58PM1.76m | 2:10AM1.78m | 2:54PM1.71m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:09PM0.42m | 7:43AM0.34m | 8:02PM0.54m | 8:33AM0.42m | 8:58PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 |
38 | 26 | 35 | 35 | 27 | 26 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 10 | NE 8 |
9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | N 7 | — |
3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
64 | 62 | 62 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 33 | 33 | 44 | 44 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 427 | 37 |
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