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Lat Long: 34.71° S 173.07° E

Rarawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rarawa Beach sea temperature is
16.4°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 (01 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 5PM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Afternoon (01 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Evening (01 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
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
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)
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.8
NE
4
0.9
NE
5
1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.2
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.5
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
20
20
20
23
35
49
65
92
128
181
198
210
194
173
178
183
188
171
183
187
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:21PM2.05m
1:42AM1.83m
2:23PM1.98m
2:49AM1.77m
3:28PM1.94m
Low Tide
7:41PM0.37m
7:58AM0.27m
8:46PM0.41m
9:04AM0.35m
9:54PM0.41m
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
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6:26
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6:24
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7:55
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7:57
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Temp °C
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
17
17
18
18
16
17
Feels °C
11
12
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
15
15
16
16
16
17
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