Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.71° S 173.07° E

Rarawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rarawa Beach sea temperature is
15.5°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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 9PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (05 Oct)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (05 Oct)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Mon morning, calm by Wed morning).

Mon
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
1
1
0
1
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.6
E
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
306
306
278
226
277
292
266
199
139
177
143
114
89
108
88
49
104
176
202
197
154
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
25
E
20
ESE
25
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
3:46PM1.87m
4:11AM1.73m
4:55PM1.89m
5:23AM1.77m
5:58PM1.95m
Low Tide
9:19AM0.36m
10:08PM0.50m
10:30AM0.38m
11:18PM0.44m
11:37AM0.35m
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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6:56
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Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
15
15
16
15
14
14
13
13
14
15
16
15
15
Feels °C
8
8
8
9
8
9
10
10
11
11
13
13
12
13
12
12
14
14
14
13
14
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