Rarawa Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 26 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
18.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Rarawa Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 8PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Afternoon (26 May)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (26 May)6ft (1.8m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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)
2
2
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
NE
10
2.1
NE
10
1.9
NE
10
1.8
NE
10
1.8
NE
10
1.6
NE
9
1.5
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1082
916
724
640
573
466
382
335
287
260
220
168
168
152
152
149
149
120
120
100
104
91
88
91
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
5
S
5
S
5
S
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
10
S
5
S
5
S
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
ESE
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:12PM1.75m
4:27AM1.84m
5:07PM1.78m
5:17AM1.82m
5:57PM1.82m
Low Tide
9:59AM0.37m
10:17PM0.50m
10:52AM0.36m
11:12PM0.52m
11:39AM0.33m
00:02AM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:22
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:25
5:25
5:24
Temp °C
16
17
17
16
15
14
14
13
13
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
13
14
15
15
13
12
12
11
11
14
14
14
15
13
13
13
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
NE
10
2.1
NE
10
1.9
NE
10
1.8
NE
10
1.8
NE
10
1.6
NE
9
1.5
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
Energy kJ
1082
916
724
640
573
466
382
335
287
260
220
168
168
152
152
149
149
120
120
100
104
91
88
91
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
11
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.3
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
E
11
0.3
ENE
10
Energy kJ
121
210
161
167
177
28
43
41
38
37
37
56
54
70
65
62
61
40
39
39
38
35
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
Distance (km)
26
25
16
25
16
16
16
16
16
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
16
16
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
4
8
6
6
4
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
6
9
9
9
9
6
7
6
6
8
6
6
6
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
7
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