Rarawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.71° S 173.07° E

Rarawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rarawa Beach sea temperature is
15.3° 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 (08 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 9PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)--
Afternoon (08 Aug)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (08 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat night, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat night, calm by Mon night).

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
N
5
1.5
N
6
1.7
N
6
2
N
7
2
N
7
1.9
N
7
2
N
7
2
N
8
2.1
N
8
2.1
N
8
2.1
N
8
1.6
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
67
139
218
352
373
348
422
446
487
514
551
302
272
238
207
207
178
183
151
Wind (km/h)
30
NNE
25
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
30
N
25
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
WNW
10
W
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
S
5
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
3:13PM1.82m
3:28AM1.81m
4:22PM1.87m
4:37AM1.83m
5:29PM1.96m
Low Tide
9:24PM0.54m
9:56AM0.30m
10:35PM0.51m
11:02AM0.25m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:52
5:52
 mm
1
3
10
4
5
2
Temp °C
15
15
15
16
15
14
14
15
16
16
15
15
14
13
13
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
9
10
9
11
10
9
10
12
12
13
13
14
12
10
11
13
13
12
12
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