Rarawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.71° S 173.07° E

Rarawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rarawa Beach sea temperature is
15.2° 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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 8AM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (08 Aug)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (08 Aug)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.6
N
4
0.8
NNE
4
1.2
N
5
1.4
N
6
1.6
N
6
1.6
N
7
1.6
N
7
1.7
N
7
2.1
N
7
2.1
N
7
2.1
N
8
1.7
N
8
1.6
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
10
20
63
121
194
220
233
254
428
475
504
328
294
265
238
202
173
173
147
147
151
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
NNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
2:21AM1.84m
3:13PM1.82m
3:28AM1.81m
4:22PM1.87m
4:37AM1.83m
5:29PM1.96m
Low Tide
8:50AM0.32m
9:24PM0.54m
9:56AM0.30m
10:35PM0.51m
11:02AM0.25m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:52
5:52
 mm
1
2
4
3
2
Temp °C
13
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
9
10
9
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
10
11
13
14
14
13
11
11
12
13
13
13
12
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