Rarawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.71° S 173.07° E

Rarawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rarawa Beach sea temperature is
15.8° 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 (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 7AM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)1ft (0.3m)4s
Afternoon (15 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (15 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
5
0.3
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
5
0.2
NNW
6
0.3
N
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.3
N
4
0.2
NNW
5
0.2
E
14
0.3
NNW
4
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
19
0.3
E
18
0.3
E
18
0.4
E
18
0.4
E
17
0.4
E
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
5
6
3
4
4
11
11
9
9
9
9
8
4
4
15
4
16
28
58
56
96
94
91
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
NW
5
N
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
ENE
5
E
0
ENE
5
W
10
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
Wind State
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:38PM2.19m
7:52AM2.05m
8:32PM2.26m
8:46AM2.08m
9:22PM2.29m
9:39AM2.08m
Low Tide
1:53AM0.23m
2:10PM-0.02m
2:47AM0.16m
3:02PM-0.04m
3:39AM0.12m
3:52PM-0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
5:36
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
13
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
17
16
16
15
14
14
13
14
14
13
Feels °C
14
14
14
14
13
13
14
15
15
15
15
16
14
15
15
15
15
14
13
12
11
11
11
11
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