Rarawa Beach Surf Break

Rarawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.71° S 173.07° E

Issued: 5 am 10 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rarawa Beach sea temperature is
18.1° C

1.2°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 (10 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 11AM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (10 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (10 Jun)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Sat
13
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
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
E
8
0.6
ESE
7
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
5
33
6
5
10
5
10
10
10
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
8
8
8
7
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:30AM1.84m
3:09PM1.71m
3:24AM1.87m
4:08PM1.79m
4:20AM1.90m
5:07PM1.90m
Low Tide
8:58AM0.40m
9:12PM0.51m
9:52AM0.32m
10:13PM0.48m
10:47AM0.23m
11:13PM0.43m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
15
14
15
14
Feels °C
11
10
10
10
11
11
10
11
12
12
11
12
13
12
11
11
10
11
13
13
13
11
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.2
E
8
0.2
ESE
4
0.3
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
4
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
6
Energy kJ
2
2
5
2
3
2
10
1
10
10
10
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
8
8
8
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
NE
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
N
7
0.2
E
8
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
Energy kJ
2
1
2
4
6
5
1
5
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.6
ESE
7
0.2
SSW
2
0.2
SSW
2
Energy kJ
2
1
33
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
5
6
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
4
Distance (km)
52
52
52
17
44
44
51
17
17
46
46
46
44
44
46
38
17
17
16
46
46
51
44
51
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
5
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
8
9
8
7
6
7
6
6
5
5
7
5
5
6
7
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