Rarawa Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 02 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
18.4° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rarawa Beach today (02 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 5PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jun)11ft (3.5m)11s
Afternoon (02 Jun)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (02 Jun)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Fri
5
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)
!
!
!
1
2
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
NNE
11
3
NNE
11
3
NNE
11
2.5
NNE
11
2.5
NE
11
2.4
NNE
11
2.2
NNE
10
2
NNE
10
1.7
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.4
NE
10
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.8
NE
8
1.3
N
5
1.5
N
6
1.7
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2556
2171
1980
1658
1457
1254
1071
836
580
469
459
373
314
278
272
208
203
156
152
126
102
87
139
193
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
W
5
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:50AM1.83m
9:25PM1.96m
9:30AM1.81m
10:05PM1.94m
10:11AM1.77m
10:46PM1.92m
Low Tide
3:03PM0.26m
3:34AM0.46m
3:43PM0.28m
4:16AM0.47m
4:24PM0.31m
4:58AM0.49m
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:23
5:23
5:22
2
1
1
Temp °C
17
18
18
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
15
16
16
15
15
14
14
12
13
13
13
15
16
15
14
14
15
15
16
16
16
15
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
NNE
11
3
NNE
11
3
NNE
11
2.5
NNE
11
2.5
NE
11
2.4
NNE
11
2.2
NNE
10
2
NNE
10
1.7
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.4
NE
10
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
Energy kJ
2556
2171
1980
1658
1457
1254
1071
836
580
469
459
373
314
278
272
208
203
156
152
126
102
84
82
109
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
13
0.3
N
13
0.3
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
12
0.5
NW
8
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.1
NW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
10
Energy kJ
31
31
31
14
13
12
29
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
5
11
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.4
N
12
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
12
26
46
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NNW
3
0.6
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
5
0.9
N
5
0.9
N
5
1.3
N
5
1.5
N
6
1.7
N
6
Energy kJ
4
6
5
4
3
14
4
12
25
35
37
36
87
139
193
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
Distance (km)
46
46
156
53
50
16
0
0
0
0
7
0
0
7
7
35
50
156
156
156
156
159
159
159
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
4
5
5
7
5
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