Rarawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.71° S 173.07° E

Rarawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rarawa Beach sea temperature is
15.6° C
0.2° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 1PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 16). 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 (16 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (16 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (16 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
0.4
NE
10
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.8
E
9
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
35
34
22
21
22
14
12
12
14
39
81
111
188
143
113
81
58
41
40
40
25
24
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:08AM2.08m
10:28PM2.19m
10:53AM2.03m
11:11PM2.09m
11:39AM1.95m
Low Tide
4:03AM0.07m
4:16PM0.10m
4:46AM0.11m
5:01PM0.20m
5:29AM0.17m
5:45PM0.33m
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
5:58
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
13
12
11
11
10
10
11
11
12
12
12
12
13
12
13
14
13
12
11
Feels °C
7
9
7
6
6
6
5
5
2
2
3
3
3
4
5
6
7
8
8
9
8
6
6
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