Rarawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.71° S 173.07° E

Rarawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rarawa Beach sea temperature is
15.8°C
0.5° 

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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 12PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (10 Sep)1ft (0.3m)15s
Evening (10 Sep)1ft (0.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri morning).

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
14
0.3
NE
14
0.3
NE
15
0.3
NE
15
0.3
NE
15
0.3
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
12
29
33
34
34
33
33
53
52
51
46
45
45
45
44
44
44
44
26
25
25
26
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
6:34AM1.94m
7:05PM2.13m
7:26AM2.02m
7:51PM2.18m
8:14AM2.08m
8:35PM2.20m
Low Tide
00:32AM0.29m
12:48PM0.16m
1:22AM0.18m
1:37PM0.11m
2:08AM0.10m
2:23PM0.10m
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6:35
6:33
6:31
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6:15
6:15
6:15
 mm
1
3
2
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
15
15
14
13
13
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
11
10
11
10
10
8
7
6
4
3
5
6
6
7
8
8
6
7
7
7
8
7
8
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