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Lat Long: 34.71° S 173.07° E

Rarawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 13 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rarawa Beach sea temperature is
17.5°C
0.4° 

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 (13 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 9AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (13 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (13 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Mon
16
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
8
0.6
E
9
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
141
112
99
96
176
113
120
120
105
105
98
96
94
92
65
86
101
99
88
88
96
88
55
78
78
82
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
5
S
10
S
5
S
0
SSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:10AM1.97m
11:17PM1.80m
11:51AM1.92m
11:59PM1.74m
12:35PM1.85m
00:44AM1.67m
Low Tide
4:49AM0.25m
5:20PM0.44m
5:29AM0.31m
6:02PM0.50m
6:11AM0.38m
6:48PM0.55m
6:56AM0.45m
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clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:16
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Temp °C
16
15
16
17
18
17
16
16
15
15
16
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
16
18
18
17
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
15
14
15
16
17
15
14
15
13
14
15
16
14
12
14
15
14
14
16
18
16
15
15
15
16
16
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