Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.71° S 173.07° E

Rarawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rarawa Beach sea temperature is
16.6°C
0.1° 

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 (31 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 3AM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 31). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Afternoon (31 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)18s
Evening (31 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
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
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
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
8
0.3
NNW
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
17
0.5
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
15
0.9
NE
4
1.4
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.6
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
10
4
4
6
6
6
7
7
15
8
20
20
20
19
17
29
123
146
136
152
230
273
301
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
15
E
15
E
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:44PM2.01m
12:23PM2.12m
00:40AM1.92m
1:21PM2.05m
1:42AM1.83m
2:23PM1.98m
Low Tide
6:02AM0.09m
6:40PM0.30m
6:58AM0.18m
7:41PM0.37m
7:58AM0.27m
8:46PM0.41m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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6:26
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6:24
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7:54
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7:55
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7:57
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1
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Temp °C
15
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
13
14
14
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
10
8
8
10
10
10
9
10
10
11
11
11
12
12
13
14
12
12
11
11
13
13
14
14
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