Rarawa Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 21 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
19.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Rarawa Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 2PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.6
N
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.9
ESE
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
Period(s) (?)788888811111111111110109810988777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7772727663584139406239383534332520180283144252516
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
10
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:22AM
2.10
10:59PM
2.18
11:14AM
2.01
11:54PM
2.10
12:11PM
1.91
12:54AM
2.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:40PM
0.01
5:14AM
0.24
5:32PM
0.10
6:11AM
0.32
6:29PM
0.21
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise6:54-------6:56-------6:56-------
Sunset--5:57-------5:55-------5:53-----
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151718161515141515161615141414141315161414131414
Feels °C (?)14151513111191011121010101110119101281091110
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