Rarawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.71° S 173.07° E

Rarawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rarawa Beach sea temperature is
15.4° C
0.0° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 12PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 14). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (14 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (14 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri night, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri morning, fresh winds from the S by Sun night).

Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
83
65
120
144
58
58
57
54
54
42
44
41
29
33
25
35
35
24
24
23
22
22
24
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
E
15
ESE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
8:32AM2.08m
9:01PM2.27m
9:21AM2.10m
9:45PM2.25m
10:08AM2.08m
Low Tide
2:30AM0.13m
2:44PM0.01m
3:18AM0.08m
3:31PM0.03m
4:03AM0.07m
4:16PM0.10m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:55
5:57
 mm
1
4
4
1
6
2
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
12
11
11
11
10
10
11
12
11
11
9
8
8
8
7
8
7
9
6
6
6
7
5
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