Rarawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.71° S 173.07° E

Rarawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rarawa Beach sea temperature is
15.4°C
0.2° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 11AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (26 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (26 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.1
E
12
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
NNE
10
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.5
N
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
1
N
5
1
N
5
1.2
N
5
1.3
N
5
1.4
N
6
1.5
N
6
1.4
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
10
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
14
13
12
6
10
28
43
49
73
99
123
167
161
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
W
5
NW
10
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
20
N
Wind State
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:14AM1.69m
6:51PM1.85m
7:00AM1.76m
7:31PM1.94m
7:42AM1.84m
8:08PM2.01m
Low Tide
00:15AM0.60m
12:28PM0.40m
1:01AM0.50m
1:11PM0.32m
1:42AM0.40m
1:51PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
6:05
 mm
2
3
Temp °C
13
13
13
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
16
15
15
16
Feels °C
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
10
10
11
11
12
11
11
12
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