Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.71° S 173.07° E

Rarawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rarawa Beach sea temperature is
16.1°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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 6AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (11 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (11 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
40
43
50
48
46
45
45
44
44
43
44
46
47
48
50
23
23
28
27
27
25
31
32
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:53AM2.06m
9:06PM2.08m
9:34AM2.09m
9:45PM2.05m
10:14AM2.08m
Low Tide
2:42AM0.11m
3:01PM0.22m
3:22AM0.09m
3:43PM0.23m
4:00AM0.11m
4:23PM0.27m
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
clear
clear
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6:48
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7:37
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7:37
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7:38
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 mm
1
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Temp °C
16
16
16
17
18
18
17
17
17
16
16
17
18
19
17
17
16
16
16
16
18
18
17
16
Feels °C
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
17
16
14
14
15
15
17
15
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
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