Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.71° S 173.07° E

Rarawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rarawa Beach sea temperature is
15.9°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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 1PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (22 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (22 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
11
0.5
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
49
44
58
30
30
29
29
28
27
16
15
15
10
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
S
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NW
10
WSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:13AM1.59m
5:40PM1.76m
6:08AM1.68m
6:26PM1.84m
6:56AM1.80m
7:10PM1.93m
Low Tide
11:20AM0.55m
11:59PM0.50m
12:12PM0.49m
00:46AM0.37m
1:01PM0.41m
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Temp °C
12
12
12
14
14
14
13
13
13
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
16
16
15
Feels °C
9
9
9
11
10
10
9
10
10
8
10
11
10
11
12
12
14
14
15
15
16
15
14
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