Rarawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.71° S 173.07° E

Issued: 5 am 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Rarawa Beach sea temperature is

15.8°C

Rarawa Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Rarawa Beach today (11 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 8AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 11). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	14s
Afternoon (11 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s
Evening (11 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri morning, light winds from the SSW by Sun night).
	Friday 11							Saturday 12								Sunday 13
	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 See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 14	NE 14	NE 14	NE 14	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 12	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 12	NE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	53	52	51	46	45	45	45	44	44	44	43	42	25	40	41	42	26	26	26	26	25	24	24
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	off
High Tide			7:26AM2.02m				7:51PM2.18m				8:14AM2.08m				8:35PM2.20m				8:58AM2.11m
Low Tide	1:22AM0.18m				1:37PM0.11m				2:08AM0.10m				2:23PM0.10m				2:51AM0.06m					3:07PM0.12m


	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—
mm	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	13	13	14	14	13	14	14	13	14	14	14	14	14	12	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14
Feels °C	4	4	4	6	6	6	8	8	6	8	7	6	8	8	7	8	8	7	8	9	9	9	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 14	NE 14	NE 14	NE 14	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 12	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 12	NE 12
kJ	53	52	51	46	45	45	45	44	44	44	43	42	25	40	41	42	26	26	26	26	25	24	24
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 9	ENE 9	NE 9	NE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 8	E 9
kJ	14	8	21	22	17	17	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	6	6	1	1	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 10	NW 11	NW 12	NW 12	NW 11	NW 18	NW 18	NW 18	NW 18	NW 18	N 11	N 11	NW 11	N 11	W 16	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14
kJ	6	10	5	5	5	5	13	13	12	12	12	2	3	5	3	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 3	SW 3	SSW 3	SSW 3	SSW 3	SSW 3	SW 3	SW 3
kJ	24	49	47	54	42	38	31	32	49	29	24	24	24	13	7	4	5	7	7	8	8	5	2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Black Swamp Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Tapotupoto Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	7	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	48	48	211	48	48	48	48	48	48	60	60	48	60	91	60	52	44	67	67	67	67	91	91
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	The Ledge	Takou Bay	Pakiri beach	Pakiri beach	Taipa Bay	Taipa Bay	Taipa Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House	The Ledge	The Ledge	The Ledge	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	7	9	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Larsen Street West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Takou Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	5	9	8	8	6	6	7	6	2	2	1	3	4	1	1	7	9	4	4	4	9	9	8
Header Global	Trial Harbour Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Little Wanganui New Zealand	Shingles New Zealand	Tessellated Pavements Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks New Zealand	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	9	9	9	7	6	9	9	9	9	9	8	5	7	7	7	5	5	9	9	8

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