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Lat Long: 34.71° S 173.07° E

Rarawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 10 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rarawa Beach sea temperature is
17.5°C
0.5° 

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 (10 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 6PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (10 Nov)6ft (1.9m)7s
Evening (10 Nov)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Fri
13
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)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
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)
1.3
NNE
6
1.6
NNE
6
2
NNE
7
1.8
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
1.5
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
7
1.4
NNE
7
1.2
NNE
7
0.9
N
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
1
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
145
216
383
344
286
209
294
277
249
197
136
69
42
66
68
100
91
104
129
108
94
130
127
115
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
SW
10
SW
5
S
10
S
5
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
9:11AM2.04m
9:18PM1.93m
9:50AM2.04m
9:57PM1.90m
10:29AM2.02m
10:37PM1.86m
Low Tide
3:19PM0.35m
3:32AM0.17m
3:59PM0.36m
4:10AM0.20m
4:39PM0.40m
4:49AM0.25m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:18
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6:16
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6:16
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6:16
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8:04
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8:05
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8:06
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8:07
 mm
1
1
4
1
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Temp °C
19
19
20
19
18
17
17
17
18
19
18
18
17
17
16
16
17
18
18
17
17
16
15
15
Feels °C
18
17
18
19
18
16
16
16
16
17
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
17
16
16
17
16
14
15
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