Rarawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.71° S 173.07° E

Rarawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rarawa Beach sea temperature is
15.7° C
0.0° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 5AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (29 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (29 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue night, fresh winds from the NW by Thu night).

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
14
0.4
E
14
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
12
1.1
NNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
32
33
57
55
55
55
55
54
53
52
50
48
47
46
44
54
Wind (km/h)
10
S
5
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NW
10
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:19PM1.85m
7:24AM1.76m
8:01PM1.92m
8:07AM1.81m
8:40PM1.98m
Low Tide
1:28AM0.53m
1:38PM0.31m
2:10AM0.46m
2:19PM0.26m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:44
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
15
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
11
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
12
11
12
11
10
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