Rarawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.71° S 173.07° E

Rarawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rarawa Beach sea temperature is
16.0° 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 (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 4PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (11 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (11 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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)
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.8
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
ENE
5
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.6
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.9
N
4
1.1
N
5
1.2
NNW
5
1.2
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
46
47
47
47
47
47
30
29
34
37
31
24
18
15
15
8
6
6
9
14
28
54
78
90
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
WSW
5
ESE
5
SE
10
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
20
N
25
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:40PM1.89m
4:52AM1.90m
5:43PM1.98m
5:55AM1.95m
6:42PM2.09m
Low Tide
10:17AM0.25m
10:49PM0.47m
11:18AM0.19m
11:54PM0.40m
12:18PM0.11m
00:55AM0.32m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
5:32
5:34
 mm
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
11
12
12
12
10
9
8
8
8
9
10
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
12
14
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