Rarawa Beach Surf Break
Lat Long: 34.71° S 173.07° E

Rarawa Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Weather Forecast for Rarawa Beach

Issued: 5 am 04 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rarawa Beach sea temperature is
18.5° C

1.4°C warmer than 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.

Surf Forecasts:

Rarawa Beach surf forecast from 3 Jun 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Saturday 6 Jun, 9PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period, NNE swell with offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Friday 5 Jun, 3PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period, N swell with 888 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 6 Jun, 9PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NNE swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Rarawa Beach this week:

The surf forecast for Rarawa Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jun 06) at 9PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Rarawa Beach in the next 16 days are 3.0m 8s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jun 05) at 3PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 5s period and expected on Saturday (Jun 06) at 3AM.

Wave TypeTime (NZST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 9PM (Sat 6th Jun)3ft (0.9m) 7s
Best Surf 9PM (Sat 6th Jun)3ft (0.9m) 7s
Most Powerful 3PM (Fri 5th Jun)10ft (3.0m) 8s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Rarawa Beach over the next 16 days.

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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
1
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)
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
2.1
N
7
3
N
8
1.9
NW
9
2
NNW
8
1
NNW
9
0.8
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.4
NW
9
0.3
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.4
NE
3
0.5
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
183
156
104
392
888
573
439
168
63
32
23
10
7
17
15
5
6
6
6
3
12
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
35
N
30
NNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
W
15
SW
25
S
30
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
20
ESE
20
E
10
ESE
5
E
5
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
10:11AM1.77m
10:46PM1.92m
10:53AM1.73m
11:27PM1.89m
11:37AM1.69m
00:09AM1.86m
12:24PM1.66m
00:53AM1.84m
1:15PM1.64m
1:39AM1.83m
2:10PM1.66m
2:30AM1.84m
3:09PM1.71m
Low Tide
4:24PM0.31m
4:58AM0.49m
5:05PM0.35m
5:42AM0.51m
5:47PM0.40m
6:27AM0.51m
6:32PM0.45m
7:15AM0.50m
7:21PM0.49m
8:05AM0.46m
8:14PM0.51m
8:58AM0.40m
9:12PM0.51m
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
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7:28
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7:28
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7:28
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—
7:28
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—
7:30
—
—
7:30
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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5:23
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—
5:22
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5:22
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—
5:22
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5:22
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—
5:22
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—
5:22
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 mm
—
—
—
3
18
8
3
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
19
20
19
19
17
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
13
14
13
Feels °C
16
17
17
14
13
14
12
14
14
11
8
9
10
11
12
12
12
12
11
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.2
WNW
10
0.8
NE
8
2
N
8
0.1
E
11
1
NNW
9
0.8
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
Energy kJ
183
156
104
11
84
491
2
168
63
31
23
10
7
17
15
5
6
6
6
2
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.1
N
13
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
11
0.1
N
12
0.9
NNE
7
0.5
NNW
9
0.4
NNW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
11
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
10
9
4
2
8
2
3
78
48
32
21
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.2
WNW
11
—
—
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NW
8
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
8
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
E
7
—
Energy kJ
4
4
11
—
—
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
—
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNW
5
1
NNW
5
1.3
N
5
2.1
N
7
3
N
8
1.9
NW
9
2
NNW
8
0.6
W
4
0.3
SW
2
0.5
S
3
0.8
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
—
—
0.4
NE
3
0.5
ENE
5
Energy kJ
39
58
99
392
888
573
439
10
1
5
14
13
9
6
4
1
3
—
—
3
12
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(10 max)
2
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404
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568
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17
16
16
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
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1
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4
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(10 max)
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