Rarawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.71° S 173.07° E

Rarawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rarawa Beach sea temperature is
15.8°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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 6PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (19 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (19 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
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)
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.3
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.3
NW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
11
11
11
11
11
7
5
13
6
5
5
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
1:29PM1.69m
1:41AM1.59m
2:30PM1.64m
2:44AM1.55m
3:35PM1.63m
Low Tide
7:04AM0.49m
7:38PM0.68m
8:00AM0.56m
8:41PM0.73m
9:04AM0.59m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:21
6:22
6:22
 mm
Temp °C
14
15
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
12
14
13
13
13
Feels °C
8
9
8
9
11
10
10
10
10
9
8
7
7
8
9
9
9
10
8
10
10
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