Rarawa Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 28 Oct 2025 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
17.5° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Rarawa Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 4PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 28). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Afternoon (28 Oct)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (28 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
NNW
1.6
N
1.5
N
1.2
N
1
N
0.9
NNW
0.6
N
0.7
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.4
N
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.8
ENE
0.8
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
Period(s) (?)999998888777799999995677
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)586373339225154118456244301515151313121313121224386386
Wind
(km/h)
35
WNW
45
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
0
W
5
E
10
E
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:03PM
1.78
1:11AM
1.63
1:53PM
1.73
2:06AM
1.58
2:49PM
1.71
3:08AM
1.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:16PM
0.61
7:28AM
0.49
8:09PM
0.65
8:22AM
0.54
9:09PM
0.64
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Sunrise-------6:30-------6:28-------6:28
Sunset---7:52-------7:52-------7:53----
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
111------------11111----
Temp. °C191615141414141515161615151514131313131313131313
Feels °C (?)148667881011121213141413111111101011111111
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