Rarawa Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 25 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
19.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rarawa Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 8PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (25 Apr)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (25 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
6
1.1
E
6
0.9
E
6
1.3
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
88
88
60
126
78
63
51
54
56
60
47
45
33
31
22
21
15
14
14
13
12
11
11
23
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:24PM1.74m
3:04AM1.90m
3:34PM1.72m
4:07AM1.89m
4:39PM1.75m
5:03AM1.90m
Low Tide
8:20AM0.45m
8:39PM0.39m
9:28AM0.45m
9:46PM0.42m
10:31AM0.41m
10:48PM0.43m
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:58
6:58
7:00
7:00
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5:52
5:51
5:50
5:49
1
2
1
Temp °C
15
17
18
17
16
15
14
14
15
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
17
18
17
16
16
16
17
11
14
15
14
13
13
12
12
13
13
15
14
13
15
15
13
15
14
14
13
13
13
12
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
16
0.9
E
6
0.1
N
16
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
E
5
Energy kJ
2
2
5
61
5
63
51
54
56
60
47
45
33
31
22
21
15
12
12
7
6
6
3
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
Energy kJ
3
3
2
5
2
5
4
4
4
16
16
4
4
4
3
14
14
14
14
13
12
11
11
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
N
17
0.2
N
17
Energy kJ
5
4
2
2
2
2
2
5
6
6
1
6
6
2
2
2
6
6
6
1
6
23
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
6
1.1
E
6
0.9
E
6
1.3
E
6
1
E
6
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
S
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
Energy kJ
88
88
60
126
78
4
2
2
2
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
38
48
48
25
33
28
17
0
0
0
0
44
33
17
17
51
51
51
51
51
51
51
51
51
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
5
3
8
5
8
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
8
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
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