Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.71° S 173.07° E

Rarawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rarawa Beach sea temperature is
15.4°C
0.2° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 3AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (27 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Evening (27 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 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
1
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)
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
16
0.2
E
16
0.9
NW
6
0.6
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
7
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
3
5
20
56
28
17
17
16
14
14
14
13
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:31PM2.03m
7:54AM1.98m
8:09PM2.09m
8:35AM2.06m
8:48PM2.12m
Low Tide
1:47AM0.20m
2:01PM0.22m
2:25AM0.11m
2:42PM0.19m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
15
15
13
12
12
13
13
13
12
13
13
Feels °C
9
8
9
9
9
8
9
8
9
8
7
8
6
8
8
7
7
7
8
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