Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.71° S 173.07° E

Rarawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rarawa Beach sea temperature is
16.3°C
0.5° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 3PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (12 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (12 Oct)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon night, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed night).

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
0
1
1
1
1
1
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)
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
43
44
44
46
47
48
50
23
23
28
27
27
25
31
32
41
26
26
30
41
41
42
23
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:34AM2.09m
9:45PM2.05m
10:14AM2.08m
10:24PM2.00m
10:54AM2.04m
Low Tide
3:22AM0.09m
3:43PM0.23m
4:00AM0.11m
4:23PM0.27m
4:38AM0.15m
5:03PM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:50
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6:48
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7:38
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Temp °C
16
16
17
18
18
17
17
16
16
16
17
18
18
17
17
16
16
16
18
19
19
17
17
Feels °C
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
15
14
15
16
16
16
15
15
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