Rarawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.71° S 173.07° E

Rarawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rarawa Beach sea temperature is
16.3° C
0.3° 

Rarawa Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Rarawa Beach today (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 1PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (08 Jul)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (08 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

Table - waves today at Rarawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Fri night).

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
7
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
18
16
22
21
56
51
50
49
49
50
50
50
32
50
61
60
71
70
70
68
68
96
69
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
40
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
S
35
S
35
SSE
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:02AM1.90m
1:37PM1.75m
1:52AM1.88m
2:35PM1.77m
2:47AM1.87m
3:37PM1.81m
Low Tide
7:28AM0.35m
7:41PM0.48m
8:20AM0.33m
8:39PM0.51m
9:17AM0.30m
9:43PM0.51m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:30
5:31
 mm
1
1
1
1
4
2
Temp °C
14
14
15
15
15
15
14
13
13
12
13
14
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
12
13
13
Feels °C
8
8
9
9
8
9
9
8
7
6
9
9
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
6
7
6
8
9
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