Rarawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.71° S 173.07° E

Rarawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rarawa Beach sea temperature is
15.6° C
0.3° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 6AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (21 Aug)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (21 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
7
0.2
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
21
21
20
11
10
9
8
16
15
7
8
8
7
7
7
7
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
SSE
0
ENE
0
SSE
0
SE
0
NNE
5
W
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
1:26AM1.72m
2:10PM1.69m
2:20AM1.64m
3:11PM1.64m
Low Tide
7:21PM0.57m
7:47AM0.46m
8:16PM0.67m
8:43AM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
13
13
Feels °C
10
9
10
10
10
11
11
11
12
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
10
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