Rarawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.71° S 173.07° E

Issued: 11 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Rarawa Beach sea temperature is

16.2° C

Rarawa Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Rarawa Beach today (09 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 2PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 09). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s
Afternoon (09 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s
Evening (09 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu night, calm by Sat morning).
	Thu 9					Friday 10								Saturday 11								Sun 12
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	50	33	33	32	50	45	67	71	48	49	47	47	47	47	47	67	67	66	66	66	68	69	161	94
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSE	SSE	SE	E	E	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-off
High Tide			2:35PM1.77m				2:47AM1.87m					3:37PM1.81m				3:48AM1.87m				4:40PM1.89m				4:52AM1.90m
Low Tide	8:20AM0.33m				8:39PM0.51m					9:17AM0.30m				9:43PM0.51m				10:17AM0.25m				10:49PM0.47m


	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33
	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	5:32
mm	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	14	13	13	13	13	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	13	12	12	12
Feels °C	7	7	9	7	6	6	6	5	5	6	7	7	8	9	9	10	10	12	12	12	11	10	10	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	N 11
kJ	50	33	33	32	50	45	67	71	48	49	47	47	47	47	47	67	67	66	66	66	68	69	69	2
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 16	NW 20	W 19	W 19	W 18	—	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11
kJ	3	2	2	2	2	10	15	7	7	6	—	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NW 12	NW 16	NW 16	NW 16	N 13	—	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	—	—	W 17	W 16	W 16	W 16	W 16	W 16	W 18	W 18	W 18	—	W 16
kJ	—	6	10	11	11	4	—	3	3	3	3	—	—	6	5	5	5	5	5	7	6	6	—	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 4	SW 4	SSW 3	S 3	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 3	S 3	S 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 10	E 10
kJ	11	6	1	4	13	21	25	28	27	19	15	10	3	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	161	94
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1
Distance (km)	48	46	48	540	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	The Ledge	The Ledge		Taipa Bay	Taronui Bay	The Ledge	Black Swamp	Pataua	Tapuaetahi	The Ledge	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	The Ledge	Moureeses	Moureeses	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	The Ledge	Fairway Reef	The Ledge	The Box	Henderson Bay	The Ledge	The Box
Rating (10 max)	5	1	1		1	2	2	2	2	1	1	4	1	2	2	4	4	2	1	2	5	1	2	5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Weld Road Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	The Box Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	The Box Northland
Rating (10 max)	6	7	7	7	6	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	7	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	8	8	8	5	5	5	4	5	7	6

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