Rarawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.71° S 173.07° E

Rarawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rarawa Beach sea temperature is
15.9° 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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 1PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 26). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (26 Jul)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (26 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun morning, light winds from the E by Tue night).

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.7
NW
6
0.6
NNW
6
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
15
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
22
21
33
22
19
18
36
33
31
29
28
28
30
31
31
31
31
31
31
31
31
32
Wind (km/h)
25
W
30
WNW
35
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SE
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SE
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:55AM1.64m
5:44PM1.72m
5:49AM1.66m
6:34PM1.78m
6:39AM1.71m
7:19PM1.85m
Low Tide
11:17AM0.47m
11:51PM0.66m
12:08PM0.43m
00:42AM0.60m
12:55PM0.37m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:42
5:43
 mm
2
2
Temp °C
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
13
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
9
9
8
8
8
8
10
10
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
10
9
10
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