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Lat Long: 34.71° S 173.07° E

Rarawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 11 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rarawa Beach sea temperature is
17.6°C
0.5° 

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 (11 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 8PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (11 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (11 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sat
14
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.1
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
147
142
113
93
42
47
62
66
78
107
105
108
124
127
141
112
112
99
145
142
145
98
96
94
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:50AM2.04m
9:57PM1.90m
10:29AM2.02m
10:37PM1.86m
11:10AM1.97m
11:17PM1.80m
Low Tide
3:59PM0.36m
4:10AM0.20m
4:39PM0.40m
4:49AM0.25m
5:20PM0.44m
5:29AM0.31m
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cloud
part cloud
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clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
18
19
19
18
17
16
16
16
18
18
18
17
16
16
15
15
16
17
18
17
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
16
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
17
17
16
15
15
16
14
14
15
17
18
16
15
15
14
14
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