Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.71° S 173.07° E

Rarawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rarawa Beach sea temperature is
15.4°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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 11AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 27). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (27 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Evening (27 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Tue night).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 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
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
16
0.2
E
16
0.8
NW
6
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
13
13
3
5
20
45
23
16
16
16
14
14
14
13
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
W
30
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:54AM1.98m
9:09PM2.09m
9:35AM2.06m
9:48PM2.12m
10:16AM2.11m
Low Tide
3:47AM0.20m
3:01PM0.22m
3:25AM0.11m
3:42PM0.19m
4:05AM0.06m
4:25PM0.18m
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
13
14
15
15
15
13
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
9
8
8
9
8
8
8
6
6
8
8
7
7
8
9
9
8
9
9
9
8
8
10
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