Rarawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.71° S 173.07° E

Rarawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rarawa Beach sea temperature is
15.6°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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 3AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (05 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (05 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun night, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun night).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.3
NE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.6
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
1
NNW
5
1
NNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
12
12
9
9
14
8
8
9
10
9
9
12
10
19
40
48
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
W
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:02AM1.86m
1:49PM1.85m
2:06AM1.79m
2:59PM1.83m
Low Tide
6:58PM0.46m
7:27AM0.31m
8:02PM0.52m
8:32AM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:10
6:12
 mm
Temp °C
15
13
13
13
13
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
14
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
12
9
10
11
12
13
12
11
13
13
11
11
11
12
12
13
13
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