Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.71° S 173.07° E

Rarawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rarawa Beach sea temperature is
14.8°C
0.9° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 11AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (01 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (01 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
E
18
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
7
14
14
28
28
42
43
44
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:45AM2.09m
11:59PM2.01m
12:36PM2.04m
00:51AM1.92m
1:33PM1.96m
Low Tide
5:30AM0.07m
5:57PM0.27m
6:18AM0.14m
6:49PM0.35m
7:11AM0.22m
7:48PM0.43m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
14
14
15
16
16
15
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
13
12
13
14
12
12
11
12
11
11
11
13
11
10
10
10
9
9
10
10
10
11
10
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