Rarawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.71° S 173.07° E

Rarawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rarawa Beach sea temperature is
15.7° C
0.2° 

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 (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 12AM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (14 Jul)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (14 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed night, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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)
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.7
N
4
0.8
NNW
4
1
NNW
5
1
NNW
5
1
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.6
NW
6
0.5
NW
6
0.5
N
5
0.4
NNE
5
0.4
NW
6
0.4
N
4
0.2
NNW
6
0.3
N
4
0.1
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.7
NNW
5
0.6
NNW
5
0.7
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
13
13
24
45
49
53
46
25
16
12
8
8
6
4
4
4
11
9
9
19
17
27
36
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
10
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:42PM2.09m
6:55AM2.00m
7:38PM2.19m
7:52AM2.05m
8:32PM2.26m
8:46AM2.08m
Low Tide
00:55AM0.32m
1:15PM0.04m
1:53AM0.23m
2:10PM-0.02m
2:47AM0.16m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
5:34
5:35
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
14
14
15
16
15
15
16
17
17
16
17
Feels °C
11
12
11
10
11
11
12
14
15
14
14
14
15
14
13
14
15
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
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