Rarawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.71° S 173.07° E

Rarawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rarawa Beach sea temperature is
15.7°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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 9AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (16 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (16 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
ENE
13
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
1.2
NNW
5
1.4
NNW
6
1.8
NNW
6
1.3
N
7
1.2
N
7
1.1
N
7
1.1
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.4
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.2
NNW
13
0.3
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
26
12
16
23
23
23
23
23
27
75
131
237
152
131
110
114
79
17
33
23
16
10
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
20
NW
15
N
10
WNW
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
45
SSW
45
SW
40
SW
35
SW
Wind State
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:05AM1.97m
11:16PM1.90m
11:48AM1.88m
11:59PM1.79m
12:35PM1.78m
Low Tide
4:51AM0.19m
5:12PM0.37m
5:31AM0.29m
5:56PM0.48m
6:15AM0.40m
6:44PM0.59m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
light rain
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light rain
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light rain
part cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:19
6:20
6:20
 mm
1
6
2
1
6
8
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
15
15
15
14
15
14
15
16
16
15
13
13
13
12
10
12
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
11
11
11
13
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
10
9
10
10
11
5
2
5
4
3
5
6
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