Rarawa Beach Surf Break

Rarawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.71° S 173.07° E

Issued: 5 pm 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rarawa Beach sea temperature is
16.3° 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 (06 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 11PM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)--
Afternoon (06 Jul)6ft (1.9m)6s
Evening (06 Jul)6ft (1.9m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon night, light winds from the NNW by Tue morning).

Mon
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NW
6
1.7
NNW
7
1.9
NNW
7
2.2
NNW
7
2.1
NNW
7
2.2
NNW
7
2.3
NNW
8
1.9
NNW
8
1.5
N
8
1.2
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.7
N
7
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
269
269
316
503
475
528
589
473
277
164
89
53
31
31
17
22
37
36
52
50
49
31
32
32
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
30
NW
40
NW
30
NNW
25
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
20
NNW
25
SSW
30
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
35
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
00:18AM1.93m
12:44PM1.74m
1:02AM1.90m
1:37PM1.75m
1:52AM1.88m
Low Tide
6:03PM0.39m
6:41AM0.37m
6:49PM0.44m
7:28AM0.35m
7:41PM0.48m
8:20AM0.33m
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
5:30
5:30
 mm
1
1
2
7
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
12
13
13
14
15
14
13
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
Feels °C
6
6
5
6
7
7
8
12
10
7
7
8
7
8
7
9
8
8
8
7
8
8
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
1.5
N
8
1.2
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.7
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
Energy kJ
54
55
58
36
35
33
32
31
277
164
89
53
26
17
17
22
37
36
52
50
49
31
32
32
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
13
0.4
NW
16
0.4
NW
16
0.4
NW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.1
NW
18
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
N
7
0.3
E
9
0.2
NNW
7
0.1
N
8
0.1
NW
12
0.1
N
9
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
12
Energy kJ
80
64
67
69
26
12
32
35
35
32
31
31
9
14
5
1
5
1
3
2
2
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
18
0.1
NW
18
0.1
W
17
0.1
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
N
7
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
Energy kJ
12
12
6
3
11
4
5
5
5
5
5
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NW
6
1.7
NNW
7
1.9
NNW
7
2.2
NNW
7
2.1
NNW
7
2.2
NNW
7
2.3
NNW
8
1.9
NNW
8
0.4
SW
2
0.4
SSW
3
0.7
S
4
1
S
4
1
S
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
1
SSW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.5
SW
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
3
Energy kJ
269
269
316
503
475
528
589
473
1
2
12
32
33
22
16
27
35
24
18
8
5
8
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
5
5
5
5
1
1
5
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
382
333
271
271
271
156
181
52
25
25
48
48
48
48
48
48
48
48
60
0
0
48
46
48
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
5
5
4
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
6
5
5
6
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
6
6
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
5
9
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
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