Rarawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.71° S 173.07° E

Rarawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rarawa Beach sea temperature is
16.0° 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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 11AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)3ft (0.9m)4s
Afternoon (24 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Evening (24 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the S by Sun night).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.9
NNW
4
1.2
NNW
5
1.4
NNW
5
1.5
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.8
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
7
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.3
NW
16
0.3
NW
16
0.4
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.6
NW
6
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
15
0.3
E
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
8
29
66
117
164
145
66
68
56
48
64
67
41
40
40
39
22
21
21
18
17
36
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
30
NNW
35
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
WNW
40
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
30
SSW
20
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
3:03AM1.70m
3:52PM1.68m
3:59AM1.65m
4:50PM1.69m
4:55AM1.64m
5:44PM1.72m
Low Tide
9:27AM0.47m
9:57PM0.68m
10:22AM0.49m
10:56PM0.69m
11:17AM0.47m
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:40
5:42
 mm
2
3
1
1
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
14
14
15
16
14
15
15
14
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
15
15
14
12
Feels °C
10
10
10
10
8
10
11
8
3
2
3
4
3
5
6
7
9
7
8
8
8
8
7
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