Rarawa Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 11 Apr 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
20.4° 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: 4.5m 14s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)18ft (5.5m)14s
Afternoon (11 Apr)15ft (4.5m)15s
Evening (11 Apr)15ft (4.5m)14s

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


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Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
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1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5.5
ENE
4.5
ENE
4.5
ENE
4.5
ENE
4.5
ENE
4.5
ENE
4
ENE
4
ENE
3.5
ENE
3
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)14141515141414131313121212111111101010101091514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1062268868246856885917867677151054158255112696034223432632492311841801731259211070
Wind
(km/h)
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
40
SSE
40
S
40
SSW
40
SSW
45
SW
45
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:19PM
1.54
3:06AM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:20AM
0.70
8:36PM
0.58
9:24AM
0.68
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise6:47-------6:48-------6:48-------
Sunset---6:08-------6:07-------6:07----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202021202019202019202019191818182021181818181818
Feels °C (?)161618161614151513141515171717161817151416151615
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