Rarawa Beach Surf Break

Rarawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.71° S 173.07° E

Issued: 5 am 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rarawa Beach sea temperature is
16.4° C

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 (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 10AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (02 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (02 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
10
1.3
E
11
1.4
E
12
1.1
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
10
1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
296
382
520
311
403
338
281
281
229
229
281
286
238
233
225
330
335
330
330
268
255
235
228
224
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
25
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
off
High Tide
9:10AM1.81m
9:44PM1.97m
9:50AM1.80m
10:22PM1.98m
10:31AM1.79m
11:00PM1.97m
Low Tide
3:14AM0.45m
3:22PM0.26m
3:55AM0.43m
4:01PM0.27m
4:35AM0.42m
4:40PM0.30m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
5:28
5:29
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
15
15
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
15
14
15
15
Feels °C
11
10
10
10
11
12
12
12
12
11
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
10
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
1.1
E
11
0.1
N
11
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
10
1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
12
1
N
5
Energy kJ
1
2
311
2
338
281
281
229
229
281
286
238
233
225
330
335
330
330
268
255
235
228
57
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.5
E
14
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
W
11
0.9
E
12
Energy kJ
2
2
2
5
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
94
2
2
2
2
3
224
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
W
12
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
2
2
2
3
4
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
10
1.3
E
11
1.4
E
12
0.9
E
5
1.3
E
11
0.3
E
3
0.7
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.9
NE
5
0.8
NNE
4
1.2
NNE
5
1.3
N
5
1.3
N
5
1.2
NNW
5
1.2
NNW
6
Energy kJ
296
382
520
38
403
1
13
31
31
20
57
87
95
87
87
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
4
2
Distance (km)
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
37
37
455
593
593
159
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
2
3
4
5
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
4
9
8
7
6
6
5
8
7
9
8
9
7
4
5
5
5
5
7
6
6
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