Rarawa Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 01 Jun 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
18.5° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rarawa Beach today (01 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 4PM is: 4.0m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jun)11ft (3.5m)9s
Afternoon (01 Jun)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (01 Jun)13ft (4.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 70mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Mon morning, calm by Tue night).

Mon
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thu
4
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
!
!
!
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4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
NNE
9
3.5
NNE
9
3.5
NNE
9
4
NNE
10
4
NNE
10
4
NNE
10
3
NNE
10
3
NNE
11
3
NE
11
3
NE
11
2.5
NE
11
2.5
NE
11
2.3
NE
11
2.3
NE
11
2.1
NE
10
2
NE
10
1.9
NE
10
1.8
NE
10
1.8
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.6
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1631
1941
2237
2749
2759
3163
2140
2253
2330
1951
1518
1576
1256
1132
940
788
716
602
589
489
419
339
325
294
Wind (km/h)
40
NE
45
NE
40
NNE
35
N
25
N
15
NNE
5
NNE
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:09AM1.83m
8:44PM1.96m
8:50AM1.83m
9:25PM1.96m
9:30AM1.81m
10:05PM1.94m
Low Tide
2:23PM0.26m
2:53AM0.45m
3:03PM0.26m
3:34AM0.46m
3:43PM0.28m
4:16AM0.47m
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:23
5:23
5:23
1
2
6
12
19
23
3
1
1
2
Temp °C
18
18
19
18
18
16
16
16
16
18
18
17
17
16
16
16
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
12
11
14
13
16
14
16
16
16
18
18
17
17
16
15
14
14
15
14
13
14
14
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
15
0.2
N
15
3.5
NNE
10
3
NNE
10
3
NNE
11
3
NE
11
3
NE
11
2.5
NE
11
2.5
NE
11
2.3
NE
11
2.3
NE
11
2.1
NE
10
2
NE
10
1.9
NE
10
1.8
NE
10
1.8
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.6
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
Energy kJ
19
17
17
2172
2140
2253
2330
1951
1518
1576
1256
1132
940
788
716
602
589
489
419
339
325
294
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
13
0.3
N
13
0.3
N
13
0.3
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.3
N
13
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
Energy kJ
52
31
31
31
14
30
12
11
11
25
11
11
11
11
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
13
0.2
WNW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
Energy kJ
55
5
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
NNE
9
3.5
NNE
9
3.5
NNE
9
4
NNE
10
4
NNE
10
4
NNE
10
0.4
NW
3
Energy kJ
1631
1941
2237
2749
2759
3163
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
592
577
533
528
541
16
16
16
16
16
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
7
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
5
8
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
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