Rarawa Beach Surf Break
Lat Long: 34.71° S 173.07° E

Rarawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Rarawa Beach

Issued: 5 pm 06 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rarawa Beach sea temperature is
18.4° C

1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (06 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 9PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 06). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jun)--
Afternoon (06 Jun)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (06 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tue
9
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
N
8
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
6
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NNE
7
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.2
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
168
81
58
45
33
25
20
20
21
19
19
19
9
8
17
16
16
16
16
17
11
16
15
6
Wind (km/h)
25
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:09AM1.86m
12:24PM1.66m
00:53AM1.84m
1:15PM1.64m
1:39AM1.83m
Low Tide
5:47PM0.40m
6:27AM0.51m
6:32PM0.45m
7:15AM0.50m
7:21PM0.49m
8:05AM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
16
16
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
Feels °C
13
13
13
13
11
9
10
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
10
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
N
8
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
6
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
6
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NNE
7
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.2
NNE
8
Energy kJ
168
81
58
45
33
22
18
18
19
19
19
19
9
8
17
16
16
16
16
17
11
16
15
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
7
0.5
NNW
9
0.5
NNW
9
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.4
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.4
NW
9
0.3
NW
9
0.3
NW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
NW
8
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
19
49
48
26
24
25
12
7
21
12
11
7
4
7
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NNW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
NE
8
0.1
E
10
0.2
NNW
8
0.1
NW
8
0.1
E
10
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
8
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
W
18
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
2
29
28
33
22
22
20
20
2
2
3
2
7
3
2
3
2
2
2
6
2
3
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
4
0.5
WSW
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.6
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
Energy kJ
10
7
6
4
5
6
5
3
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
13
13
17
15
14
18
16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
3
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
6
Distance (km)
7
7
0
0
48
48
48
44
48
52
52
52
569
593
593
568
611
536
536
535
535
461
380
427
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
2
2
2
3
4
1
2
1
3
5
5
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
6
7
7
8
8
8
9
8
7
6
7
5
5
5
7
9
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