Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.71° S 173.07° E

Rarawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rarawa Beach sea temperature is
16.6°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 (30 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 12PM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 30). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (30 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Evening (30 Oct)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
5
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
NE
10
0.2
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.3
NNW
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
17
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.1
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
5
21
18
10
4
4
6
6
6
6
9
10
6
20
20
20
19
17
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
10
E
15
NE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:30AM2.18m
11:44PM2.01m
12:23PM2.12m
00:40AM1.92m
1:21PM2.05m
Low Tide
5:11AM0.02m
5:44PM0.24m
6:02AM0.09m
6:40PM0.30m
6:58AM0.18m
7:41PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
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6:28
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6:26
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7:53
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7:54
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Temp °C
14
14
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
15
14
16
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
8
8
9
10
10
9
10
10
10
8
9
10
10
9
10
11
12
11
12
12
13
13
14
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