Rarawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.71° S 173.07° E

Rarawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rarawa Beach sea temperature is
15.6° 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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 2AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (05 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
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)
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.9
ESE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
7
0.2
E
8
0.4
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
13
14
15
15
15
16
16
16
89
29
23
6
11
6
6
6
6
6
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
10
SE
5
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
5
NE
5
ENE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:46PM1.99m
12:17PM1.85m
00:31AM1.94m
1:09PM1.83m
Low Tide
6:08AM0.27m
6:22PM0.40m
6:55AM0.28m
7:15PM0.47m
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:49
5:50
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
11
10
9
7
8
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
Feels °C
9
8
7
5
4
3
0
2
7
8
5
5
6
6
6
7
8
8
8
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