Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.71° S 173.07° E

Rarawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rarawa Beach sea temperature is
15.3°C
0.5° 

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 (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 1PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (07 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (07 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
79
47
47
86
92
134
164
172
188
207
207
172
168
165
132
113
111
88
86
84
65
62
52
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
SSE
0
SW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
N
5
N
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:23AM1.77m
5:58PM1.95m
6:26AM1.84m
6:53PM2.01m
7:20AM1.93m
7:41PM2.06m
Low Tide
11:37AM0.35m
00:20AM0.35m
12:37PM0.31m
1:13AM0.25m
1:30PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:54
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7:35
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Temp °C
13
13
14
15
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
12
12
14
13
14
13
14
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
14
13
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