Rarawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.71° S 173.07° E

Rarawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rarawa Beach sea temperature is
16.2° 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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 7PM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)1ft (0.3m)15s
Afternoon (18 Jul)1ft (0.3m)16s
Evening (18 Jul)1ft (0.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
15
0.3
E
15
0.3
E
16
0.3
E
15
0.3
E
15
0.3
E
15
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
41
42
41
39
39
17
16
16
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
11
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
5
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:31AM2.05m
10:59PM2.23m
11:22AM1.99m
11:46PM2.13m
12:13PM1.92m
Low Tide
4:41PM0.06m
5:18AM0.14m
5:30PM0.16m
6:06AM0.19m
6:19PM0.29m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:30
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
12
12
13
12
12
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
12
13
14
14
13
Feels °C
11
11
10
9
9
11
9
9
11
10
10
11
11
12
12
11
10
11
12
12
11
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