Rarawa Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 18 Apr 2026 NZST
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Rarawa Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Rarawa Beach sea temperature is
19.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Rarawa Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 2AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (19 Apr)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (19 Apr)4ft (1.2m)7s

Table - waves today at Rarawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
N
2
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.6
N
1.3
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.4
NNW
1.2
N
1.2
NNW
1.1
N
1.3
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.1
NNW
1.2
N
0.9
NW
1.3
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.3
NNW
1
N
1.2
NNW
1.3
NW
Period(s) (?)677777777777777788878875
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3453493082571761501551991391281071411351391181508220221019218611514678
Wind
(km/h)
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
20
W
15
WNW
25
NW
20
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
20
W
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:33PM
2.19
8:45AM
2.18
9:20PM
2.23
9:32AM
2.16
10:08PM
2.23
10:22AM
2.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:42AM
0.14
3:04PM
-0.06
3:30AM
0.14
3:50PM
-0.05
4:21AM
0.17
4:40PM
0.01
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise----6:52-------6:54-------6:54---
Sunset------5:59-------5:58-------5:57-
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
Rain (mm)
2461--111311212111111111
Temp. °C191717171819181616161516151716161516161617171816
Feels °C (?)141313151715151515111112111312131112111113141415
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