Rarawa Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 18 Sep 2025 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
15.8° 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 3PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (18 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (18 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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

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Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
NW
1.2
NW
1.3
NW
0.1
N
1
NW
0.6
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.8
NE
1
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.6
NNE
Period(s) (?)55615666666661313131313121244566
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4776107471292121127664363333163898145166
Wind
(km/h)
25
NW
30
NW
35
WNW
30
WNW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:08PM
1.87
5:29AM
1.76
6:04PM
1.93
6:24AM
1.83
6:51PM
1.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:44AM
0.39
11:27PM
0.48
11:44AM
0.35
12:21AM
0.40
12:35PM
0.30
1:08AM
0.31
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Sunrise6:22-------6:22-------6:20-------
Sunset---6:20-------6:21-------6:22----
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---31-------------------
Temp. °C171817151514141415151413131212111113141515151515
Feels °C (?)12121110119991010991091088910121110910
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Northland

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Rarawa Beach (light winds from the WNW at Tokerau Beach wx 34 km from Rarawa Beach). 1.5m 5s windswell from the NNW to make surfable waves.

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34 km away, 1 h 15 min ago

19 km/h
WNW
0.0
15.8
Air / Water (°C)
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