Rarawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.71° S 173.07° E

Rarawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rarawa Beach sea temperature is
15.7° C
0.1° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 9PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 31). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)--
Afternoon (31 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (31 Jul)1ft (0.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sat night, light winds from the S by Sun night).

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
7
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
16
0.3
E
11
1.3
E
5
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.9
ENE
6
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
23
23
22
21
21
26
41
41
25
81
74
64
41
68
127
138
89
47
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
15
NE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:17PM2.02m
9:27AM1.87m
9:53PM2.04m
10:07AM1.88m
Low Tide
3:29AM0.34m
3:36PM0.23m
4:08AM0.30m
4:15PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:46
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
4
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
13
14
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
13
12
12
Feels °C
9
9
10
10
9
9
8
9
10
7
6
5
6
6
6
8
8
7
8
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