Rarawa Beach Surf Break

Rarawa Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Lat Long: 34.71° S 173.07° E

Issued: 5 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rarawa Beach sea temperature is
16.4° 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.

Surf Forecasts:

Rarawa Beach surf forecast from 3 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Tuesday 7 Jul, 9AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period, NNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Tuesday 7 Jul, 9AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period, NNW swell with 1,408 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 5 Jul, 3AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with E 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 Sunday (Jul 05) at 3AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 1.1m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be cross-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 Tuesday (Jul 07) at 9AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 5s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 3PM.

Wave TypeTime (NZST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 3AM (Sun 5th Jul)3ft (0.9m) 12s
Best Surf 9AM (Tue 7th Jul)10ft (3.0m) 8s
Most Powerful 9AM (Tue 7th Jul)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 36mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, strong winds from the NW by Mon night).

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Thu morning).

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
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
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
1
1
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
E
13
1
E
13
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
1.3
NW
5
2.1
NW
6
3
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.4
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
330
324
228
195
153
108
80
76
341
1408
75
33
46
47
55
33
32
36
33
31
17
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
25
N
20
WNW
10
W
20
NW
40
W
25
WNW
40
NW
35
WNW
25
W
40
WSW
45
SW
35
SSW
25
SW
25
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
S
20
S
30
S
25
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:31AM1.79m
11:00PM1.97m
11:13AM1.77m
11:38PM1.95m
11:57AM1.75m
00:18AM1.93m
12:44PM1.74m
1:02AM1.90m
1:37PM1.75m
1:52AM1.88m
2:35PM1.77m
2:47AM1.87m
3:37PM1.81m
Low Tide
4:40PM0.30m
5:16AM0.40m
5:20PM0.34m
5:57AM0.39m
6:03PM0.39m
6:41AM0.37m
6:49PM0.44m
7:28AM0.35m
7:41PM0.48m
8:20AM0.33m
8:39PM0.51m
9:17AM0.30m
9:43PM0.51m
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:35
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—
7:35
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—
7:35
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—
7:35
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—
7:33
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—
7:33
—
—
7:33
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—
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
—
5:28
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—
5:29
—
—
5:29
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:30
—
 mm
—
3
3
—
1
8
4
1
16
4
2
10
1
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
16
16
15
16
16
14
13
14
13
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
15
14
15
15
14
Feels °C
11
11
11
13
12
7
6
5
6
10
6
6
9
10
10
11
12
10
9
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
13
1
E
13
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
NW
7
0.7
NW
6
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
2.1
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.4
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
Energy kJ
330
324
228
195
153
63
32
52
56
536
75
33
46
47
55
33
32
36
33
31
17
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
NW
12
0.1
N
10
0.8
NNW
6
0.1
N
11
0.7
N
6
0.6
E
10
0.1
NE
10
—
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.4
NW
8
0.2
NNW
7
0.2
NNW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
6
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
13
0.1
NW
4
0.1
W
17
0.1
N
12
Energy kJ
2
6
2
48
2
36
80
4
—
33
18
15
5
5
2
2
2
4
1
6
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
0.1
N
10
—
0.1
NE
10
—
0.7
E
10
0.2
NNW
11
—
—
0.3
NW
17
0.3
WNW
6
0.1
W
17
0.1
W
16
0.1
NW
11
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
W
17
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
19
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
—
2
—
4
—
108
12
—
—
43
8
5
5
5
2
2
6
5
7
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
4
1.1
NNE
5
1.5
NNW
6
—
0.7
NNW
6
1.1
WSW
4
0.7
W
4
1.3
NW
5
2.1
NW
6
3
NNW
8
1.4
SW
5
0.9
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.9
W
4
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
SSW
3
0.4
SSE
3
Energy kJ
32
56
150
—
27
42
13
76
341
1408
77
30
19
20
17
17
10
23
3
6
3
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Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
6
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
Distance (km)
37
593
7
0
167
181
7
156
380
7
136
136
48
0
0
7
7
20
35
48
52
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Moureeses
Moureeses
Moureeses
The Ledge
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Moureeses
The Ledge
Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
9
4
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
2
4
4
5
6
7
9
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
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Rating
(10 max)
7
5
6
5
9
7
5
6
8
7
4
5
9
8
9
6
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The above surf forecast table for Rarawa Beach provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Rarawa Beach can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Rarawa Beach surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Rarawa Beach) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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