Rarawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.71° S 173.07° E

Rarawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rarawa Beach sea temperature is
15.9° 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 (20 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 9PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)--
Afternoon (20 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (20 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
0
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)
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
ESE
8
0.7
E
4
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
12
11
11
11
6
13
56
38
64
38
27
26
17
10
10
11
11
9
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
S
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
Wind State
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:32AM2.02m
1:04PM1.84m
1:20AM1.89m
1:58PM1.76m
Low Tide
6:19PM0.29m
6:54AM0.26m
7:09PM0.42m
7:43AM0.34m
8:02PM0.54m
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:38
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
13
12
13
15
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
13
13
Feels °C
12
12
12
12
10
9
10
11
11
12
11
10
10
10
10
10
11
10
10
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