Rarawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.71° S 173.07° E

Rarawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rarawa Beach sea temperature is
15.6° C
0.0° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 2PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (05 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri night, min 8°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
9
0.6
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.3
ESE
6
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.1
NE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
17
93
29
35
33
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
E
0
NW
0
WNW
0
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
N
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
12:17PM1.85m
00:31AM1.94m
1:09PM1.83m
1:22AM1.88m
2:08PM1.81m
Low Tide
6:08AM0.27m
6:22PM0.40m
6:55AM0.28m
7:15PM0.47m
7:49AM0.31m
8:16PM0.52m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:50
5:50
 mm
Temp °C
8
9
12
12
10
10
9
9
10
10
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
12
11
12
Feels °C
3
4
8
7
5
6
6
5
7
8
9
8
9
9
9
8
7
8
10
9
10
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