Rarawa Beach Surf Break

Rarawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.71° S 173.07° E

Issued: 11 am 25 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rarawa Beach sea temperature is
16.8° 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 (25 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 8PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 25). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jun)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (25 Jun)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (25 Jun)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Thu night, moderate winds from the S by Sat night).

Thu
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sun
28
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
3 AM
6 AM
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
11
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
21
13
12
13
13
14
26
14
28
31
32
31
31
29
31
30
46
46
71
69
94
102
102
Wind (km/h)
55
SW
50
SW
50
SW
45
SW
45
SW
45
WSW
40
SSW
55
SSW
55
SSW
50
S
40
SSW
40
SW
40
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:32PM1.73m
4:38AM1.73m
5:24PM1.76m
5:28AM1.72m
6:13PM1.79m
Low Tide
10:11AM0.40m
10:36PM0.61m
11:01AM0.41m
11:30PM0.61m
11:49AM0.40m
00:19AM0.59m
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:24
5:24
5:25
 mm
4
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
13
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
5
6
5
7
8
8
9
10
10
10
10
9
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
Energy kJ
22
21
12
12
13
13
14
26
14
28
31
32
31
31
29
31
30
46
46
71
69
94
102
102
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
11
0.4
NW
8
0.3
NW
8
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
12
0.4
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
NW
6
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
20
14
9
2
5
5
10
2
6
2
5
6
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
11
0.2
NNW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
7
0.1
E
12
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
12
0.2
ENE
11
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
Energy kJ
13
13
5
2
3
5
5
12
5
5
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WSW
6
2
SW
6
1.8
SW
5
1.6
SW
5
1.6
SW
5
1.6
WSW
5
1.6
SW
5
1.5
SSW
5
1.6
SSW
5
1.5
SSW
5
1.4
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
5
1.2
SW
5
1
SSW
4
1
SSW
4
1
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
S
3
0.6
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
Energy kJ
412
241
181
133
129
135
143
114
120
114
91
63
65
42
39
40
17
11
11
11
8
8
6
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
128
197
320
320
320
136
67
320
455
358
320
320
60
60
60
60
46
48
48
46
28
48
25
25
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
2
4
4
4
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
7
7
5
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
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