Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.71° S 173.07° E

Rarawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rarawa Beach sea temperature is
15.5°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 (04 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 11PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)--
Afternoon (04 Oct)5ft (1.5m)5s
Evening (04 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NE by Tue night).

Sun
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ESE
5
2.2
E
8
2
E
8
2
E
8
1.9
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.5
E
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
0.8
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
126
566
489
453
388
339
279
233
199
226
191
212
186
135
203
183
160
127
75
Wind (km/h)
35
ESE
40
ESE
30
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
25
E
20
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:58AM1.76m
3:46PM1.87m
4:11AM1.73m
4:55PM1.89m
Low Tide
8:55PM0.49m
9:19AM0.36m
10:08PM0.50m
10:30AM0.38m
light rain
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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clear
part cloud
rain showers
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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7:00
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6:58
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7:31
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7:32
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7:32
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 mm
2
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1
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1
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Temp °C
13
13
13
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
6
5
7
8
6
7
8
8
8
9
9
9
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
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