Rarawa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.71° S 173.07° E

Rarawa Beach WaveFinder

Issued: 11 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rarawa Beach sea temperature is
16.3° C
0.3° 

Rarawa Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Rarawa Beach surf forecast from 8 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Thursday 9 Jul, 12AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period, E swell with offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Saturday 11 Jul, 6PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period, E swell with 69 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 9 Jul, 12AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s 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 Thursday (Jul 09) at 12AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 7s. 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 0.6m 10s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 11) at 6PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 4s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 09) at 9PM.

Wave TypeTime (NZST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)12AM (Thu 9th Jul)1.5ft (0.5m) 10s
Best Surf12AM (Thu 9th Jul)1.5ft (0.5m) 10s
Most Powerful 6PM (Sat 11th Jul)2ft (0.6m) 10s

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


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