Rarawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.71° S 173.07° E

Rarawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

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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):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • 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 5AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 07). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
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

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.7
NNW
8
0.6
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.5
N
7
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
112
90
68
48
23
27
16
15
7
12
12
9
9
9
9
24
24
Wind (km/h)
40
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
0
S
5
NNW
5
NW
5
N
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
5
SE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
4:30AM1.78m
5:16PM1.95m
5:36AM1.85m
6:14PM2.04m
Low Tide
10:28PM0.50m
10:51AM0.30m
11:34PM0.41m
11:53AM0.23m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:13
6:14
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
7
6
7
7
7
9
10
11
12
12
10
12
11
10
11
11
12
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