Rarawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.71° S 173.07° E

Rarawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rarawa Beach sea temperature is
15.6°C
0.3° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 7PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (22 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (22 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.1
NE
13
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
14
0.5
NW
3
0.6
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.1
N
13
0.6
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
5
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
7
7
7
7
8
8
10
12
20
21
19
4
15
8
5
7
7
10
10
6
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
W
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:11PM1.64m
3:21AM1.59m
4:14PM1.64m
4:24AM1.58m
5:14PM1.68m
Low Tide
8:43AM0.53m
9:18PM0.72m
9:44AM0.56m
10:23PM0.73m
10:44AM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:01
6:02
 mm
Temp °C
12
13
14
13
14
13
13
13
14
15
16
15
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
10
10
10
9
10
9
9
10
10
11
12
11
12
12
10
10
10
12
11
10
11
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