Rarawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.71° S 173.07° E

Rarawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rarawa Beach sea temperature is
15.6°C
0.1° 

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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 11AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 20). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Afternoon (20 Sep)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (20 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun morning, light winds from the SW by Mon morning).

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NW
6
0.1
E
9
0.3
NW
6
0.3
NW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
6
2
6
6
5
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
7
3
3
3
3
6
6
6
Wind (km/h)
30
W
35
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
20
W
30
S
30
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:41AM1.59m
2:30PM1.64m
2:44AM1.55m
3:35PM1.63m
3:50AM1.55m
4:36PM1.68m
Low Tide
8:00AM0.56m
8:41PM0.73m
9:04AM0.59m
9:48PM0.72m
10:07AM0.57m
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:22
6:22
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
14
14
13
13
12
13
12
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
14
15
16
14
13
Feels °C
10
9
9
9
8
7
7
9
8
9
9
9
8
10
9
9
10
10
11
11
13
8
7
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