Rarawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.71° S 173.07° E

Rarawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rarawa Beach sea temperature is
15.8°C
0.6° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 5PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 31). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (31 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (31 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
67
74
55
53
54
55
59
59
45
44
44
32
31
31
30
21
21
21
20
19
12
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:41AM2.00m
9:57PM2.10m
10:22AM2.00m
10:37PM2.07m
11:06AM1.99m
Low Tide
3:49PM0.20m
4:15AM0.14m
4:30PM0.24m
4:56AM0.15m
5:14PM0.30m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:47
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:08
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
10
10
9
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
10
11
11
11
12
10
11
11
11
12
12
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