Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rarawa Beach today (05 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 11PM is: 1.9m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Rarawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun night, calm by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wed 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 153 | 143 | 124 | 261 | 469 | 287 | 214 | 301 | 392 | 401 | 499 | 765 | 588 | 643 | 493 | 339 | 246 | 141 | 71 | 40 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:38PM1.95m | 11:57AM1.75m | 00:18AM1.93m | 12:44PM1.74m | 1:02AM1.90m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:57AM0.39m | 6:03PM0.39m | 6:41AM0.37m | 6:49PM0.44m | 7:28AM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — |
 | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 |
mm | — | — | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 |
| kJ | 153 | 143 | 110 | 108 | 80 | 82 | 57 | 55 | 53 | 55 | 56 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 493 | 339 | 246 | 141 | 71 | 40 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 11 | — | — | — | NNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 16 | NW 16 | NW 17 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | N 8 | N 8 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 40 | 43 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 10 | 10 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 17 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 | W 17 | — | — | E 13 | E 12 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 6 | — | — | 3 | 11 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 4 | N 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 21 | 23 | 124 | 261 | 469 | 287 | 214 | 301 | 392 | 401 | 499 | 765 | 588 | 643 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 40 | 40 | 24 | 30 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 46 | 156 | 271 | 490 | 181 | 611 | 181 | 181 | 167 | 271 | 271 | 271 | 271 | 271 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 |
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