Rarawa Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 01 Apr 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
21.1° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rarawa Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 10AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (01 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (01 Apr)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sat
04
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
1
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)1111111156678777788888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1212121241138188246253279272306279287294286279279286316333295302284
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:09AM
2.03
8:34PM
1.97
8:51AM
2.05
9:16PM
2.02
9:29AM
2.05
9:56PM
2.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:58AM
0.28
2:27PM
0.22
2:43AM
0.25
3:07PM
0.16
3:24AM
0.24
3:44PM
0.14
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sat
04
Sunrise--7:39-------7:39-------7:41-----
Sunset-----7:22-------7:22-------7:20--
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----1-------------------
Temp. °C171717192019191818191819191919181818191919181919
Feels °C (?)141516181715151413141314131414141414151515141516
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