Rarawa Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 31 May 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
18.4° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rarawa Beach today (31 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 4PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)8ft (2.5m)7s
Afternoon (31 May)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (31 May)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Mon morning, light winds from the SSW by Mon night).

Sun
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wed
3
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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4
4
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NNE
7
2.5
NNE
8
3
NNE
8
2.5
NNE
8
3
NNE
8
3
NNE
8
3
NNE
9
3
NNE
9
3.5
NNE
9
4
NNE
9
4
NNE
9
4
NNE
10
4
NNE
10
3.5
NNE
10
4.5
NNE
10
3.5
NNE
10
3
NE
10
3
NE
11
3
NE
11
2.5
NE
11
2.5
NE
11
2.3
NE
11
2.1
NE
10
2
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
773
794
894
936
1051
1103
1374
1291
1755
2690
2451
2985
2843
2449
4079
2549
2000
2297
1882
1656
1487
1132
940
773
Wind (km/h)
40
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
40
NE
35
NE
40
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
N
10
SSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:28AM1.83m
8:04PM1.94m
8:09AM1.83m
8:44PM1.96m
8:50AM1.83m
9:25PM1.96m
Low Tide
1:43PM0.27m
2:12AM0.46m
2:23PM0.26m
2:53AM0.45m
3:03PM0.26m
3:34AM0.46m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:23
5:23
5:23
1
2
3
3
4
6
3
3
3
3
6
11
Temp °C
18
18
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
16
16
16
18
18
16
16
15
15
15
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
12
15
14
15
16
16
15
16
17
17
16
15
14
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
15
0.2
N
15
0.2
N
15
3.5
NNE
10
3.5
NNE
10
3
NE
10
3
NE
11
3
NE
11
2.5
NE
11
2.5
NE
11
2.3
NE
11
2.1
NE
10
2
NE
10
Energy kJ
6
6
5
5
20
20
20
20
19
17
17
17
2756
2549
2000
2297
1882
1656
1487
1132
940
773
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
NW
8
0.4
N
13
0.3
N
13
0.3
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
12
Energy kJ
3
2
55
31
31
13
13
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
8
0.4
N
13
0.3
N
13
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.1
NW
7
Energy kJ
6
55
31
5
5
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NNE
7
2.5
NNE
8
3
NNE
8
2.5
NNE
8
3
NNE
8
3
NNE
8
3
NNE
9
3
NNE
9
3.5
NNE
9
4
NNE
9
4
NNE
9
4
NNE
10
4
NNE
10
3.5
NNE
10
4.5
NNE
10
Energy kJ
773
794
894
936
1051
1103
1374
1291
1755
2690
2451
2985
2843
2449
4079
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Distance (km)
541
592
592
543
612
612
543
541
533
592
543
541
541
16
20
16
16
16
16
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
9
5
5
5
8
5
6
4
5
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