Rarawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.71° S 173.07° E

Rarawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rarawa Beach sea temperature is
15.7°C
0.5° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 10AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (25 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (25 Aug)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 15°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
E
13
0.1
NE
11
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.1
E
12
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
NE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.2
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
10
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
14
13
12
6
10
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
N
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
5:22AM1.62m
6:06PM1.76m
6:14AM1.69m
6:51PM1.85m
7:00AM1.76m
7:31PM1.94m
Low Tide
11:39AM0.48m
00:15AM0.60m
12:28PM0.40m
1:01AM0.50m
1:11PM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:04
6:05
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
11
11
11
11
10
11
11
12
11
12
12
12
11
12
12
12
13
12
12
12
12
11
10
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