Rarawa Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 26 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
21.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Rarawa Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 5AM is: 4.5m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)15ft (4.5m)10s
Afternoon (26 Mar)15ft (4.5m)10s
Evening (26 Mar)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
NE
4
NE
4
NE
4.5
NE
4.5
NE
4.5
NNE
4
NE
3
NE
3
NE
2.5
NE
2.4
NE
2.3
NE
2.3
NE
2.1
NE
1.9
NE
1.8
NE
1.7
NE
1.5
NE
1.5
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
Period(s) (?)9101010101010109999999998888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2959314631683605387139403461184512831065942904850684580486430311304244232173169129
Wind
(km/h)
45
ENE
45
NE
45
NE
50
NE
50
NE
40
NNE
20
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
SW
0
SE
0
SSE
5
S
5
SSE
0
ESE
5
WNW
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
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High Tide
/ height (m)
2:05AM
1.95
2:23PM
1.82
3:11AM
1.88
3:32PM
1.74
4:22AM
1.85
4:46PM
1.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:43PM
0.22
8:20AM
0.44
8:45PM
0.32
9:29AM
0.51
9:54PM
0.38
10:43AM
0.52
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise----7:33-------7:35-------7:35---
Sunset-------7:31-------7:30-------7:29
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
15161114191131----------------
Temp. °C191920202121222221201919202121212019191819212121
Feels °C (?)131314141517222322212021222221232221211921232222
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