Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.71° S 173.07° E

Rarawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rarawa Beach sea temperature is
16.4°C
0.1° 

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 (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 7PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (25 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (25 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NW by Tue afternoon).

Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.4
NNW
4
0.2
E
11
0.6
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.9
NNW
5
1.4
NNW
5
1.5
NW
6
1.5
NW
6
0.9
NNE
7
1.1
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
4
4
11
4
4
5
10
11
7
11
17
37
103
138
156
79
116
Wind (km/h)
0
SW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
W
15
SSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:41AM1.93m
7:53PM2.02m
8:25AM2.04m
8:36PM2.08m
9:09AM2.13m
9:20PM2.12m
Low Tide
1:47PM0.33m
2:11AM0.13m
2:32PM0.25m
2:54AM0.04m
3:18PM0.20m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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6:33
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6:31
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7:49
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5
3
2
2
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
16
17
18
18
17
16
16
16
17
18
17
17
17
15
Feels °C
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
16
15
14
14
14
13
13
14
14
13
13
15
13
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