Rarawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.71° S 173.07° E

Rarawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rarawa Beach sea temperature is
15.4° C
0.1° 

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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 1AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (10 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (10 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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)
3
4
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
N
8
2.5
NNW
8
1.9
N
8
1.7
N
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
9
1.5
NE
9
1.5
NE
9
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
582
916
470
383
341
302
259
226
232
201
191
174
215
320
300
334
326
295
279
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
SSE
5
ESE
15
E
15
E
20
E
25
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:22PM1.87m
4:37AM1.83m
5:29PM1.96m
5:43AM1.89m
6:29PM2.06m
Low Tide
10:35PM0.51m
11:02AM0.25m
11:43PM0.43m
12:05PM0.17m
heavy rain
mod rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:52
 mm
17
6
Temp °C
14
13
13
14
13
13
12
13
14
13
13
14
14
13
14
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
13
12
11
13
11
11
10
11
13
11
12
12
11
9
10
11
12
12
11
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