Rarawa Beach Surf Break

Rarawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.71° S 173.07° E

Issued: 5 pm 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rarawa Beach sea temperature is
17.5° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (19 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 11PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jun)--
Afternoon (19 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (19 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Mon
22
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NE
11
1
NE
11
0.8
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
220
216
150
144
141
117
115
96
90
86
68
68
55
54
39
38
26
18
18
18
17
17
16
10
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
E
0
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:24PM2.21m
11:45AM1.95m
00:16AM2.13m
12:41PM1.87m
1:08AM2.03m
Low Tide
5:44AM0.20m
5:55PM0.16m
6:38AM0.25m
6:49PM0.28m
7:32AM0.30m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:23
5:23
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
14
14
14
15
15
16
16
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
11
11
12
12
12
13
12
13
14
13
13
12
13
13
14
13
15
15
15
15
15
16
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NE
11
1
NE
11
0.8
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
Energy kJ
220
216
150
144
141
117
115
96
90
86
68
68
55
54
39
38
26
18
18
18
17
17
16
10
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
9
0.1
NW
9
0.2
NNW
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.3
NW
4
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
2
3
8
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
13
1
1
5
5
5
5
5
5
1
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
19
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.2
S
3
0.3
NW
2
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
4
5
4
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
4
2
4
Distance (km)
25
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
0
0
1
0
0
0
7
7
7
67
128
271
51
51
36
17
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
5
6
7
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
9
7
7
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