Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.71° S 173.07° E

Rarawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rarawa Beach sea temperature is
16.4°C
0.2° 

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 (01 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 6AM is: 0.5m 3s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Afternoon (01 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Evening (01 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
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
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.1
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.9
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
1.3
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.5
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.5
NNE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
6
20
20
20
19
34
55
97
124
152
162
198
210
240
240
237
223
223
217
193
199
215
Wind (km/h)
10
E
15
NE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
E
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
00:40AM1.92m
1:21PM2.05m
1:42AM1.83m
2:23PM1.98m
2:49AM1.77m
3:28PM1.94m
Low Tide
6:58AM0.18m
7:41PM0.37m
7:58AM0.27m
8:46PM0.41m
9:04AM0.35m
9:54PM0.41m
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light rain
light rain
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Temp °C
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
17
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
16
17
18
18
18
15
15
Feels °C
12
12
12
11
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
15
15
14
15
16
15
16
14
13
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