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: 11 am 05 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rarawa Beach sea temperature is
18.6° C

1.5°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 (05 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 7PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jun)8ft (2.4m)7s
Afternoon (05 Jun)8ft (2.4m)7s
Evening (05 Jun)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Mon
8
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
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)
2.4
N
7
2.5
N
7
2.4
N
7
2.1
N
8
2.1
N
8
2.3
NNW
8
1.8
N
8
1.4
N
7
1.8
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
7
1.1
N
7
1
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.4
NNW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
530
711
620
499
501
604
358
215
340
279
117
97
77
61
31
23
20
25
20
18
11
20
20
9
Wind (km/h)
35
N
35
N
30
NW
20
NNW
25
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:53AM1.73m
11:27PM1.89m
11:37AM1.69m
00:09AM1.86m
12:24PM1.66m
00:53AM1.84m
Low Tide
5:05PM0.35m
5:42AM0.51m
5:47PM0.40m
6:27AM0.51m
6:32PM0.45m
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
heavy rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
5
24
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
19
20
17
16
17
17
17
16
16
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
14
15
13
13
13
13
12
10
11
13
14
13
14
14
11
10
9
11
11
9
10
10
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
E
10
0.1
N
13
2.1
N
8
0.1
N
13
2
N
8
0.1
E
11
1.4
N
7
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
1.1
N
7
1
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.5
NNE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NW
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
Energy kJ
11
8
3
499
4
454
2
215
2
2
117
97
77
61
24
20
12
25
12
18
11
20
20
9
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.6
NNW
9
0.6
NNW
9
0.4
NNW
9
0.4
NNW
9
0.5
N
6
0.5
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
ENE
8
Energy kJ
8
4
3
2
9
2
3
3
55
56
33
33
19
23
18
20
20
9
11
7
7
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
10
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.2
N
10
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
10
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.4
NNW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.2
E
11
0.3
N
6
0.3
NE
6
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
NW
8
Energy kJ
8
4
3
8
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
31
21
20
9
7
7
4
2
2
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
N
7
2.5
N
7
2.4
N
7
2.1
N
8
2.3
NNW
8
1.8
N
8
1.1
NW
5
1.8
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
7
0.6
W
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.4
SSW
3
Energy kJ
530
711
620
501
604
358
53
340
279
10
10
4
4
3
5
6
3
4
5
3
5
5
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
4
4
4
Distance (km)
625
719
593
593
593
148
148
148
167
20
7
7
0
0
0
48
48
48
44
52
44
52
51
51
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
6
6
8
8
8
8
8
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