Rarawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.71° S 173.07° E

Rarawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rarawa Beach sea temperature is
15.3° C
0.2° 

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 (10 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 11PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)--
Afternoon (10 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (10 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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)
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.5
NNE
9
1.5
NNE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.2
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
0.9
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
238
201
191
191
223
333
330
362
354
363
202
249
335
335
335
270
196
154
114
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
10
SSW
5
SE
10
E
15
E
20
E
25
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
10
NNE
10
WNW
5
W
5
NNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
5:29PM1.96m
5:43AM1.89m
6:29PM2.06m
6:44AM1.96m
7:24PM2.16m
Low Tide
11:43PM0.43m
12:05PM0.17m
00:44AM0.32m
1:02PM0.09m
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:53
 mm
2
3
7
2
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
14
13
14
15
15
15
14
14
15
15
17
17
17
16
15
Feels °C
13
11
12
11
12
9
9
11
11
11
9
10
11
12
15
16
17
16
15
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