Rarawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.71° S 173.07° E

Rarawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rarawa Beach sea temperature is
15.9° C
0.0° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 9AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (12 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (12 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
12 AM
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
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.8
N
4
1
N
4
1.1
N
5
1.1
NNW
5
1
N
5
0.5
NW
6
0.6
NNW
6
0.7
N
6
0.6
N
5
0.6
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
29
28
27
15
15
15
15
15
6
6
6
14
13
18
41
61
69
59
18
24
29
21
20
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
5
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
N
10
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:52AM1.90m
5:43PM1.98m
5:55AM1.95m
6:42PM2.09m
6:55AM2.00m
7:38PM2.19m
Low Tide
11:18AM0.19m
11:54PM0.40m
12:18PM0.11m
00:55AM0.32m
1:15PM0.04m
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:32
5:34
5:34
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
15
15
Feels °C
9
8
9
10
12
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
11
12
13
15
15
14
15
14
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