Rarawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.71° S 173.07° E

Rarawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 02 Sep 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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 11AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (02 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (02 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.8
NW
4
1
NW
5
0.9
NW
5
0.8
NW
5
0.8
NW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
22
21
21
20
19
12
12
10
7
15
16
17
17
27
27
27
26
25
41
42
35
35
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:06AM1.99m
11:19PM2.01m
11:53AM1.95m
00:07AM1.94m
12:47PM1.90m
Low Tide
4:56AM0.15m
5:14PM0.30m
5:40AM0.19m
6:02PM0.38m
6:30AM0.25m
6:58PM0.46m
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clear
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light rain
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rain showers
part cloud
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:08
6:09
6:09
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
15
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
16
Feels °C
11
10
12
12
12
12
13
11
11
11
10
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
14
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