Rarawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.71° S 173.07° E

Issued: 5 am 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rarawa Beach sea temperature is

15.8°C

Rarawa Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Rarawa Beach today (13 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 12PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 13). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Sep)	1ft (0.3m)	13s
Afternoon (13 Sep)	1ft (0.3m)	12s
Evening (13 Sep)	1ft (0.3m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 13							Monday 14								Tuesday 15
	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 See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	26	26	26	26	25	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSE	S	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off
High Tide			8:58AM2.11m					9:16PM2.17m				9:41AM2.10m				9:56PM2.10m				10:23AM2.05m
Low Tide	2:51AM0.06m					3:07PM0.12m				3:32AM0.07m				3:49PM0.18m				4:11AM0.11m				4:31PM0.26m


	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:17	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	14	13	13	13	15	15	14	13
Feels °C	8	9	9	9	9	10	11	11	11	11	11	12	11	12	12	11	11	11	11	12	11	11	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12
kJ	26	26	26	26	25	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	ENE 9	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 8	E 9	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8
kJ	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 13	N 12	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11
kJ	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SSW 3	SSW 3	SSW 3	—	—	—	—	SW 2	SW 2	SSW 3	—	—	SE 6	—	—	SW 2	SSW 3	SSW 2
kJ	4	5	5	9	9	4	2	1	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	—	—	1	—	—	1	1	1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Taupo Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Tapotupoto Bay Northland	Tapotupoto Bay Northland	Tapotupoto Bay Northland	Tom Bowling Bay Northland	Spirits Bay Northland	Spirits Bay Northland	Spirits Bay Northland	Spirits Bay Northland	Spirits Bay Northland	Spirits Bay Northland	Spirits Bay Northland	Spirits Bay Northland	The Bluff-North Side Northland	Spirits Bay Northland	Spirits Bay Northland	Spirits Bay Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Spirits Bay Northland	Spirits Bay Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	5	1	1	1	4	1	1
Distance (km)	67	67	67	67	44	44	44	33	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	17	36	36	36	51	36	36
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	The Ledge	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	The Bluff-North Side	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Piha-The Bar Auckland	Papatowai Catlins	The Bluff-North Side Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland
Rating (10 max)	4	4	9	9	9	9	8	9	8	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Mangahume New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Frigates Fiji	Fish Boma South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Cobblestones Australia	Noises Australia	Restaurants Fiji	Frigates Fiji	Gas Bay Australia	Cintsa West South Africa	Hole-in-the-Wall South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Supertubes Australia	Gas Bay Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	9	9	9	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	6	6	6	8	5	5	5	5

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