Rarawa Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 21 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
20.7° 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 9AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (21 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (21 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
E
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.7
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)1414101413131313131312121212121212121285667
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9410149938787868685545050504949462747287352131225345
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
S
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
E
30
E
30
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:13AM
2.19
10:41PM
2.15
10:55AM
2.18
11:26PM
2.15
11:40AM
2.13
12:14AM
2.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:05AM
0.12
4:30PM
0.01
4:50AM
0.13
5:13PM
0.00
5:36AM
0.17
5:59PM
0.04
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
Sunrise--7:30-------7:31-------7:31-----
Sunset-----7:38-------7:37-------7:36--
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171717192019181818181820201919191818192020201919
Feels °C (?)161717202119171818181820201919191717181817171515
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