Rarawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.71° S 173.07° E

Rarawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rarawa Beach sea temperature is
15.9°C
0.6° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 4AM is: 1.9m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (07 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (07 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun night, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
5
1.8
NNW
6
2.3
NNW
7
1.9
NNW
7
1.3
NNW
8
1.2
N
8
1.1
NNW
8
1.1
NNW
8
1
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
7
0.3
NW
8
0.4
NNW
7
0.3
NNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
46
95
218
445
387
202
181
159
167
140
87
58
41
26
10
16
10
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
40
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
35
W
35
W
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:17AM1.76m
4:10PM1.87m
4:30AM1.78m
5:16PM1.95m
Low Tide
9:14PM0.54m
9:43AM0.35m
10:28PM0.50m
10:51AM0.30m
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light rain
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:13
6:13
 mm
6
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
17
15
15
16
15
14
14
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
13
12
12
9
10
11
8
7
6
7
8
7
7
8
9
10
11
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