Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.71° S 173.07° E

Rarawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rarawa Beach sea temperature is
16.1°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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 12PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the W by Thu night).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
10
1.1
NNW
5
1.4
NNW
5
1.5
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
6
1.1
N
6
0.9
N
6
0.8
N
6
0.4
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
28
28
28
25
31
32
30
26
26
41
41
41
42
23
56
102
130
190
92
63
50
28
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NW
30
SW
30
WSW
35
W
35
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:14AM2.08m
10:24PM2.00m
10:54AM2.04m
11:03PM1.93m
11:34AM1.98m
Low Tide
4:00AM0.11m
4:23PM0.27m
4:38AM0.15m
5:03PM0.33m
5:16AM0.22m
5:43PM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
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6:48
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6:46
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7:39
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2
8
2
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Temp °C
16
16
17
18
18
17
17
17
16
16
18
19
19
18
17
17
17
18
16
13
15
14
14
Feels °C
15
15
15
17
16
16
16
16
15
15
17
16
16
16
15
14
13
13
12
8
8
7
6
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