Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.71° S 173.07° E

Rarawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rarawa Beach sea temperature is
14.9°C
0.9° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 1PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (02 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (02 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
E
18
0.2
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NE
9
1.6
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
7
7
14
28
30
44
44
70
70
71
71
71
70
70
81
138
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
E
30
E
30
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:36PM2.04m
00:51AM1.92m
1:33PM1.96m
1:50AM1.83m
2:36PM1.90m
Low Tide
6:18AM0.14m
6:49PM0.35m
7:11AM0.22m
7:48PM0.43m
8:12AM0.30m
8:55PM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
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1
3
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Temp °C
13
13
13
14
15
13
13
12
12
12
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
12
11
12
13
13
10
10
9
10
9
12
11
11
10
10
11
11
11
12
11
11
9
8
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