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Rarawa Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
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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
19.5° 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 11AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Rarawa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 75mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 8 | E 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | |
49 | 64 | 48 | 50 | 98 | 98 | 85 | 40 | 33 | 34 | 50 | 51 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 92 | 92 | 102 | 98 | 89 | 67 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 12:11PM1.91m | 00:54AM2.02m | 1:15PM1.81m | 1:58AM1.94m | 2:24PM1.74m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:11AM0.32m | 6:29PM0.21m | 7:13AM0.40m | 7:32PM0.31m | 8:20AM0.45m | 8:39PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:51 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 21 | 32 | 10 | 3 | |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | N 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | N 9 | N 9 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | E 9 |
49 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 36 | 65 | 56 | 40 | 33 | 34 | 50 | 51 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | E 11 | N 6 | NE 8 | E 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 6 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 16 |
6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | N 10 | E 11 | N 6 | NE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 7 | N 7 | N 9 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 17 | — | N 16 | N 13 | — | — | N 9 |
10 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | SSE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
— | 64 | 48 | 50 | 98 | 98 | 85 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 92 | 92 | 102 | 98 | 89 | 67 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 33 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 44 | 38 | 0 | 33 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 38 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 17 |
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