Secret spot?We can hide it! Rarawa Beach Surf Forecast / New-Zealand – Northland / New Zealand6 Day Weather and Surf Issued (local time): 00 am Tuesday 14 Feb 2012Rarawa Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots. |
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| Largest waves (m) & direction (?) |
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| Period (s) (?) | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 8 | - | - | - | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | ||||||
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| Max-energy | 68 | 73 | 61 | 34 | 36 | 26 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 73 | 106 | 137 | 160 | 170 | 157 | 128 | ||||||
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| Wind State (?) | cross | cross | cross | cross | glass | off | off | cross- off |
off | cross- off |
glass | off | cross- off |
glass | cross- off |
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glass | cross- off |
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Key to wind character - offshore winds at Rarawa Beach blow from the SW
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High Tide / height (m) |
1:49AM 2.19 |
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2:10PM 2.20 |
2:44AM 2.13 |
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3:04PM 2.11 |
3:42AM 2.07 |
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4:02PM 2.04 |
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4:46AM 2.03 |
5:04PM 1.98 |
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5:52AM 2.03 |
6:10PM 1.96 |
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6:54AM 2.06 |
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Low Tide / height (m) |
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7:51AM 0.09 |
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8:21PM 0.03 |
8:47AM 0.18 |
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9:15PM 0.10 |
9:46AM 0.26 |
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10:14PM 0.18 |
10:50AM 0.32 |
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11:17PM 0.24 |
11:54AM 0.34 |
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12:21AM 0.26 |
12:56PM 0.33 |
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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 20.8 °C (Statistics for 14 Feb 1981-2005 - mean: 21.0 max: 22.6 min: 19.2 °C) |
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| Days 0-3 Weather Summary: Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Tue night Warm air temperatures (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Mon night) Wind will be generally light | Days 3-6 Weather Summary: Mostly dry Warm air temperatures (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night) Wind will be generally light | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Thu 16 night |
Fri 17 morn- ing |
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Fri 17 night |
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Sat 18 after- noon |
Sat 18 night |
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| Summary | clear | some clouds | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | mod. rain | rain shwrs | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | ||||||
| Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | 14 | 7 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| High °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | ||||||
| Low °C | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | ||||||
| Chill °C (?) | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | ||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:58 | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | 7:03 | - | ||||||
| Sunset | - | - | 20:22 | - | - | 20:22 | - | - | 20:21 | - | - | 20:20 | - | - | 20:19 | - | - | 20:17 | ||||||
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The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Rarawa Beach surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site…. Click here to get the code.
View detailed surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at:
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Information about the Rarawa Beach Surf forecast
The above surf forecast table for Rarawa Beach provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 6 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).
Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Rarawa Beach may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.
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.
