
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rarawa Beach today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 9AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Rarawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
52 | 52 | 51 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 43 | 50 | 48 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 36 | 30 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:09AM2.01m | 8:25PM2.08m | 8:53AM2.06m | 9:06PM2.08m | 9:34AM2.09m | 9:45PM2.05m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:00AM0.17m | 2:17PM0.23m | 2:42AM0.11m | 3:01PM0.22m | 3:22AM0.09m | 3:43PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||
6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 9 |
52 | 52 | 51 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 33 | 25 | 19 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 36 | 30 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 10 | N 9 | — | N 16 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | N 15 | N 10 | E 8 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | NNW 4 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 5 | — | 43 | 50 | 48 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 11 | — | W 16 | N 11 | N 10 | SE 6 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 11 | — | N 14 | N 15 | N 4 | W 8 | N 14 | N 12 | — | N 9 | N 10 | N 11 | N 13 |
— | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WSW 2 |
6 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 159 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 35 | 48 | 0 | 60 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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