Rarawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.71° S 173.07° E

Rarawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rarawa Beach sea temperature is
16.2° C
0.1° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 11PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)--
Afternoon (08 Jul)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (08 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, light winds from the S by Sat morning).

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
11
0.5
E
11
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
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
56
51
49
48
49
49
50
33
32
31
31
47
47
48
49
70
70
68
68
94
94
66
68
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
25
S
35
S
40
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:52AM1.88m
2:35PM1.77m
2:47AM1.87m
3:37PM1.81m
3:48AM1.87m
Low Tide
7:41PM0.48m
8:20AM0.33m
8:39PM0.51m
9:17AM0.30m
9:43PM0.51m
10:17AM0.25m
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
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part cloud
clear
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:30
5:31
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
Feels °C
8
8
9
7
7
7
6
8
6
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
9
10
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