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REAL winter surf - New Brighton, July 25,  2011 Water 5degrees C, Air temp -3 but PUMPING!!, New Brighton Beach

2:42 pm 25 Jul 2011

Shipwreck Bay, Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks

7:31 pm 13 Apr 2007


Rarawa Beach ratings
Quality on a good day: 2.5
Consistency of surf: 4.0
Difficulty level: 1.5
Wind and kite surfing: 1.0
Crowds: 2.5

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Rarawa Beach Surf Forecast / New-Zealand – Northland / New Zealand

2 – 7 Day Weather and Surf Issued (local time): 05 am Tuesday 05 Jun 2012

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

Rating 2
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Energy
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Largest waves (m) & direction (?) 3.0
NNW
2.5
NNW
0.2
ESE
1.0
NNE
1.0
NNE
1.1
NW
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0.6
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NE
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NE
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NE
0.3
NE
Period (s) (?) 9 9 10 9 9 10 - 8 - 8 8 8 9 - 9 9 9 9
Surfscale
Wave
Graph

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Max-energy 1232 1045 9 173 166 0 0 47 0 32 23 16 23 0 21 12 12 12
Wind
(km/h)
35
NNW 30
NNW 50
WNW 45
WSW 40
SW 25
SW 25
SW 30
SW 25
W 25
WSW 15
SW 10
SSW 15
SW 15
SW 10
SSE 5
WSW 10
SW 5
ESE
Wind State (?) cross cross cross-
off
off off off off off cross-
off
cross-
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off cross-
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off off cross-
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glass off glass
Key to wind character - offshore winds at Rarawa Beach blow from the SW
onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:24AM
2.34

10:00PM
2.50
10:18AM
2.32

10:53PM
2.47
11:10AM
2.27

11:43PM
2.41

12:01PM
2.19
12:33AM
2.31

12:51PM
2.09
1:23AM
2.21



Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:08AM
0.02
3:29PM
-0.13

4:02AM
0.02
4:20PM
-0.08

4:55AM
0.06
5:10PM
-0.00

5:45AM
0.11
5:59PM
0.10

6:35AM
0.16

6:48PM
0.20
7:23AM
0.22


 

Note: the tide data above is for Houhora Harbour (Pukenui Wharf), New Zealand which is 13 km away. Surf properties and timing are calculated for Rarawa Beach. New forecast is published every 6 hours at www.surf-forecast.com. See detailed tide info and graph.

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Today's Rarawa Beach sea temperature is 17.1 °C (Statistics for 05 Jun 1981-2005 - mean: 17.0 max: 18.0 min: 15.9 °C)

Days 0-3 Weather Summary: Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Cool air temperatures (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Tue morning, moderate winds from the SW by Thu night). Days 3-6 Weather Summary: Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Cool air temperatures (max 16°C on Fri night, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night).
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Summary rain shwrs rain shwrs rain shwrs some clouds some clouds clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear rain shwrs clear clear clear
Rain (mm) 2 5 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - -
High °C 18 18 18 15 15 15 15 15 16 16 16 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
Low °C 18 18 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 16 15 14 15 15 14 15 15 14
Chill °C (?) 17 17 16 13 13 13 13 13 15 15 15 14 14 14 14 15 15 15
Sunrise 7:28 - - 7:28 - - 7:28 - - 7:30 - - 7:30 - - 7:31 - -
Sunset - 17:22 - - 17:22 - - 17:22 - - 17:22 - - 17:22 - - 17:22 -
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Are you planning a holiday in Northland? If you are looking for accommodation near Rarawa Beach, camping, hotels and holiday cottages in Northland, consider staying in Houhora which is 8 km (5 miles) away.