Rarawa Beach Surf Break

Rarawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.71° S 173.07° E

Issued: 11 am 27 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rarawa Beach sea temperature is
16.8° C

Normal for this time of year

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 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 7PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (27 Jun)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (27 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

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

Sat
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tue
30
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
11
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1.2
E
10
0.9
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.6
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
46
46
71
79
106
128
125
123
121
90
118
121
123
159
165
204
200
290
165
294
338
345
288
533
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:13PM1.79m
6:17AM1.73m
6:59PM1.84m
7:02AM1.75m
7:42PM1.88m
Low Tide
11:49AM0.40m
00:19AM0.59m
12:35PM0.37m
1:06AM0.56m
1:19PM0.33m
1:50AM0.52m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
5:25
5:27
 mm
Temp °C
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
14
13
15
15
14
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
10
11
12
11
12
12
12
12
13
14
15
14
14
13
13
11
10
10
11
10
8
9
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
11
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.1
N
13
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
Energy kJ
46
46
71
79
106
128
125
123
121
90
118
121
123
159
165
204
200
165
4
338
345
288
284
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
1
6
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
3
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
S
3
1.2
E
10
0.9
E
6
1.2
E
10
1.6
ESE
10
Energy kJ
11
7
6
6
3
3
3
3
1
290
49
294
533
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
1
5
5
4
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
46
48
28
28
25
25
25
25
25
0
33
17
8
16
17
16
26
26
17
26
26
26
26
26
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
4
4
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
4
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
6
6
5
6
9
6
6
6
5
5
7
9
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