Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.71° S 173.07° E

Rarawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rarawa Beach sea temperature is
16.3°C
0.0° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 8AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (26 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (26 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NW by Tue morning).

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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
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
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.5
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.8
NNW
4
1
NNW
5
1.2
NNW
5
1.5
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
7
1.1
N
7
1
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
11
4
4
4
10
10
7
11
25
47
73
134
159
164
161
116
93
59
56
42
30
20
21
Wind (km/h)
0
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
35
NW
30
WNW
15
WNW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:25AM2.04m
8:36PM2.08m
9:09AM2.13m
9:20PM2.12m
9:54AM2.19m
Low Tide
2:11AM0.13m
2:32PM0.25m
2:54AM0.04m
3:18PM0.20m
3:37AM-0.01m
4:04PM0.18m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:31
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6:31
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7:50
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7:51
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1
5
1
1
3
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Temp °C
15
15
16
17
18
18
17
16
16
16
17
18
17
17
17
15
14
14
13
14
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
14
14
15
16
16
14
14
14
13
13
14
15
13
13
16
13
11
10
9
10
10
10
10
11
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