Rarawa Beach Surf Break

Rarawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.71° S 173.07° E

Issued: 5 am 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rarawa Beach sea temperature is
16.3° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 1PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)7ft (2.2m)7s
Afternoon (07 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (07 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue morning, strong winds from the S by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NNW
8
1.7
NNW
8
2.2
NNW
7
1.8
NNW
8
1.4
NNW
8
1.1
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.4
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
306
339
542
384
251
149
74
54
27
17
16
38
61
36
36
33
32
32
32
33
33
32
49
32
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
15
NNW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
20
SW
30
SW
30
S
35
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:18AM1.93m
12:44PM1.74m
1:02AM1.90m
1:37PM1.75m
1:52AM1.88m
2:35PM1.77m
Low Tide
6:41AM0.37m
6:49PM0.44m
7:28AM0.35m
7:41PM0.48m
8:20AM0.33m
8:39PM0.51m
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:30
5:30
 mm
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
Feels °C
8
7
8
12
8
8
8
7
7
8
9
9
8
7
8
8
6
9
7
8
7
5
5
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
1.4
NNW
8
1.1
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.4
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
Energy kJ
35
33
32
32
251
149
74
54
27
16
9
38
61
36
36
33
32
32
32
33
33
32
49
32
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
16
0.3
NW
16
0.4
NW
17
0.1
NW
17
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
NNW
7
0.3
NNW
7
0.2
NNW
7
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
12
0.1
W
16
Energy kJ
41
41
71
12
32
35
19
18
18
17
16
5
10
5
5
5
2
2
2
2
2
10
6
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
18
0.1
NW
18
0.1
W
17
0.1
NW
16
0.1
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
NW
16
0.1
N
13
Energy kJ
12
12
6
11
3
11
5
5
5
5
3
5
3
3
10
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NNW
8
1.7
NNW
8
2.2
NNW
7
1.8
NNW
8
0.5
SW
3
0.7
SW
3
0.8
SSW
4
1
S
4
1.1
S
4
1
S
4
1.1
S
4
1.2
SSW
4
1.1
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
S
3
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
S
3
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
4
Energy kJ
306
339
542
384
4
11
19
35
50
41
48
54
44
31
21
18
5
3
7
10
8
17
18
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
9
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
46
139
181
53
25
48
48
48
48
48
48
48
48
48
48
48
48
46
46
76
48
48
48
48
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
1
9
5
5
7
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
9
5
5
7
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
6
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
8
8
7
6
7
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
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