Rarawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.71° S 173.07° E

Rarawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rarawa Beach sea temperature is
15.6° C
0.3° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 6PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (21 Aug)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (21 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
7
0.2
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
14
0.5
NW
3
0.6
NNW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.9
NW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.1
NE
13
0.1
N
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
10
9
8
16
15
7
8
8
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
15
26
26
7
4
Wind (km/h)
0
SE
0
SE
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:10PM1.69m
2:20AM1.64m
3:11PM1.64m
3:21AM1.59m
4:14PM1.64m
Low Tide
7:47AM0.46m
8:16PM0.67m
8:43AM0.53m
9:18PM0.72m
9:44AM0.56m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:00
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:01
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
15
15
15
14
Feels °C
10
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
10
9
10
9
9
8
10
10
11
10
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