Rarawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.71° S 173.07° E

Issued: 12 am 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Rarawa Beach sea temperature is

16.4°C

Rarawa Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Rarawa Beach today (25 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 3AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 Oct)	0.5ft (0.1m)	11s
Afternoon (25 Oct)	0.5ft (0.1m)	11s
Evening (25 Oct)	0.5ft (0.1m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NW by Tue afternoon).
	Sunday 25								Monday 26								Tuesday 27
	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	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	E 13	N 6	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	NNW 4	E 11	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 5	NW 5	NNW 6	NNW 6	N 7
Wave Graph
kJ	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	11	4	3	4	4	10	7	10	12	25	47	42	109	144	152
Wind (km/h)	W	W	SE	SW	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	WNW	WNW	W	W	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	off
High Tide				7:41AM1.93m				7:53PM2.02m				8:25AM2.04m				8:36PM2.08m				9:09AM2.13m				9:20PM2.12m
Low Tide		1:29AM0.24m				1:47PM0.33m				2:11AM0.13m				2:32PM0.25m				2:54AM0.04m				3:18PM0.20m


	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:51	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	7	6
Temp °C	16	16	17	16	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	16	17	17	17	16	15	16	17	18	17	17	17	15
Feels °C	15	14	16	15	15	14	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	12	14	15	15	13	13	13	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 11	NE 8	NE 8	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	E 12	E 12	NNW 3	N 3	NE 10	NE 7	E 11	NNE 7	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 10	E 11	NNE 6	E 11	N 11	E 11
kJ	3	3	5	3	3	5	5	4	3	11	1	1	4	2	10	5	6	6	9	2	33	2	2	2
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 11	NE 11	NE 8	NE 11	N 5	N 5	NE 6	N 6	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	E 12	E 12	NE 10	NE 7	E 11	NE 10	NE 10	E 11	E 15	NE 10	N 10	E 11	N 14
kJ	5	5	3	5	1	1	1	2	4	4	4	3	3	4	2	2	4	4	2	4	4	2	2	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	N 5	NE 11	E 8	E 13	E 12	NE 6	NE 6	E 12	NE 7	NE 7	E 11	NE 10	NE 10	E 11	E 11	N 12	—	E 11	N 14	N 15	—
kJ	1	1	1	1	5	1	3	3	1	1	3	2	2	3	4	4	2	2	3	—	2	4	4	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 2	—	—	N 4	NNW 4	N 3	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 5	NW 5	NNW 6	NNW 6	N 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	2	3	6	7	10	12	25	47	42	109	144	152
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Scott Point Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Waiapu River East Cape	Scott Point Northland	Scott Point Northland	Kaituna Cut Bay of Plenty	Ohope Beach Bay of Plenty	Baylys Beach Northland	Homunga Bay Coromandel	Homunga Bay Coromandel	Loisell's East Cape	Delaware Bay Point Nelson - Tasman Bay	Ngunguru Bar Northland
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	4	4	1	1	3	1	1	1	2	1
Distance (km)	51	16	38	16	16	16	51	51	16	16	16	37	16	593	37	37	453	507	159	392	392	625	718	167
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	The Box	Herangi Beach	The Box	The Box	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks		Te Paki	Te Paki			Baylys Beach					Ngunguru Bar
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4			3					1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Nicks Point Southland	Te Paki Northland	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Baylys Beach Northland	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Kaka Point Catlins	Inner Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Papatowai Catlins	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay Canterbury
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	2	1	3	1	2	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	4	5	6	5	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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