Rarawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.71° S 173.07° E

Rarawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rarawa Beach sea temperature is
15.7°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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 7PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 15). 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 (15 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (15 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (15 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SW by Thu night).

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
ENE
13
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.9
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
1.4
NNW
5
1.9
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
7
1.1
N
7
0.8
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
23
23
23
23
23
25
26
12
16
23
23
23
23
26
36
99
255
247
113
59
Wind (km/h)
5
S
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
W
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:23AM2.05m
10:36PM2.01m
11:05AM1.97m
11:16PM1.90m
11:48AM1.88m
Low Tide
4:31PM0.26m
4:51AM0.19m
5:12PM0.37m
5:31AM0.29m
5:56PM0.48m
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:17
6:19
6:20
 mm
1
3
1
Temp °C
14
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
14
15
14
15
16
14
13
13
13
Feels °C
12
13
11
11
10
11
11
12
12
13
12
11
10
11
10
10
10
8
7
6
5
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