Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.71° S 173.07° E

Rarawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rarawa Beach sea temperature is
15.9°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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 11AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (21 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (21 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
11
0.5
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
27
28
27
26
26
30
50
50
49
44
58
30
30
29
29
28
17
16
15
15
10
9
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
4:12AM1.54m
4:48PM1.70m
5:13AM1.59m
5:40PM1.76m
6:08AM1.68m
6:26PM1.84m
Low Tide
10:22AM0.59m
11:08PM0.60m
11:20AM0.55m
11:59PM0.50m
12:12PM0.49m
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clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:39
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6:35
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7:46
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Temp °C
11
11
12
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
13
14
15
14
14
Feels °C
10
9
10
11
10
11
11
10
9
9
9
11
9
10
11
10
9
8
10
11
11
10
12
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