Rarawa Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 29 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
20.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Rarawa Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 10AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (29 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (29 Mar)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


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Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wed
01
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NE
0.8
ENE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
ENE
1.1
N
1.5
NNW
1.1
N
1
N
0.9
NNE
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.6
N
0.4
NNW
0.4
NE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
Period(s) (?)7777777466666666666611111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)716147463635294414394816459472414141491413121212
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NE
25
NNW
35
NW
20
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassonononcross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:31AM
1.87
5:56PM
1.75
6:32AM
1.92
6:57PM
1.82
7:24AM
1.98
7:49PM
1.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:52AM
0.47
12:11AM
0.37
12:52PM
0.39
1:08AM
0.32
1:43PM
0.29
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wed
01
Sunrise--7:37-------7:37-------7:37-----
Sunset-----7:27-------7:25-------7:24--
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------61----------------
Temp. °C191919212120212120202021212019191818171818171616
Feels °C (?)201919212121201819201919191817171414131313131212
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