Rarawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.71° S 173.07° E

Rarawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rarawa Beach sea temperature is
15.6°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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 12AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (04 Sep)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (04 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
Swell
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
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.9
NW
5
1
NW
5
1.2
NW
5
1.3
NW
5
0.2
ENE
10
0.6
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
5
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
17
17
16
16
16
37
48
74
93
9
20
12
10
14
14
8
8
10
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
W
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
glassy
High Tide
00:07AM1.94m
12:47PM1.90m
1:02AM1.86m
1:49PM1.85m
Low Tide
6:30AM0.25m
6:58PM0.46m
7:27AM0.31m
8:02PM0.52m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:09
6:10
 mm
1
Temp °C
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
14
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
12
13
11
10
10
12
13
12
11
12
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