Rarawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.71° S 173.07° E

Rarawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 08 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 (08 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 10PM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)--
Afternoon (08 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (08 Sep)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri morning).

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
7
0.4
NNW
7
0.3
N
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
NNE
16
0.2
NNE
16
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
14
0.3
NE
14
0.3
NE
15
0.3
NE
15
0.3
NE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
15
7
12
12
9
9
9
9
24
24
12
12
12
29
33
34
34
33
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
NNW
10
NW
20
WSW
10
W
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
W
20
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
35
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:16PM1.95m
5:36AM1.85m
6:14PM2.04m
6:34AM1.94m
7:05PM2.13m
Low Tide
11:34PM0.41m
11:53AM0.23m
00:32AM0.29m
12:48PM0.16m
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:13
6:14
6:15
 mm
1
1
5
Temp °C
15
14
13
13
13
13
14
11
12
11
12
12
12
13
14
15
15
14
11
Feels °C
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
6
9
8
8
9
9
10
11
11
10
9
4
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