Rarawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.71° S 173.07° E

Rarawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rarawa Beach sea temperature is
15.7° 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 (16 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 11PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)--
Afternoon (16 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (16 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun night, light winds from the SSE by Wed morning).

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.9
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
22
14
12
11
14
38
81
149
188
146
109
80
56
39
41
26
25
25
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
35
SSW
35
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
S
35
S
30
S
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:28PM2.19m
10:53AM2.03m
11:11PM2.09m
11:39AM1.95m
Low Tide
4:46AM0.11m
5:01PM0.20m
5:29AM0.17m
5:45PM0.33m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
5:58
 mm
3
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
12
11
10
11
11
12
11
12
13
12
13
13
14
14
13
11
Feels °C
6
7
6
5
4
2
4
3
4
3
6
6
7
7
8
8
9
8
7
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