Rarawa Beach Surf Break

Rarawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.71° S 173.07° E

Issued: 5 pm 15 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 (15 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 11PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jun)--
Afternoon (15 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (15 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thu
18
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
11
1
NNE
11
1.2
NNE
12
1.2
NNE
12
1.2
NNE
12
1.2
NNE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
4
4
7
13
17
26
26
30
45
52
52
73
80
120
157
170
215
261
390
384
365
341
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
W
15
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:53PM2.21m
8:05AM2.09m
8:46PM2.26m
9:00AM2.10m
9:39PM2.29m
9:54AM2.07m
Low Tide
2:06AM0.22m
2:24PM-0.05m
3:01AM0.17m
3:17PM-0.05m
3:55AM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
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
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
14
15
14
14
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
15
Feels °C
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
10
9
11
9
9
9
9
9
11
11
12
12
12
11
12
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
11
1
NNE
11
1.2
NNE
12
1.2
NNE
12
1.2
NNE
12
1.2
NNE
11
Energy kJ
5
5
4
2
7
13
17
26
26
30
45
52
52
73
80
120
157
170
215
261
390
384
365
341
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
5
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
NNW
3
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
N
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
11
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
8
0.1
NE
10
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
6
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
E
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
12
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
1
1
4
1
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
5
0.4
NW
3
0.4
SW
2
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.6
SSW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.6
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SSW
2
0.4
SSW
3
Energy kJ
2
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
6
9
14
7
5
5
2
2
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
37
16
16
16
16
427
51
36
51
44
20
0
0
0
48
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
20
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
4
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
5
5
8
5
4
4
4
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
8
5
4
5
5
7
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