Rarawa Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 24 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
19.3° 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 9PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)--
Afternoon (24 Apr)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (24 Apr)2ft (0.6m)8s

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 Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
7
0.9
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
6
1
E
6
1.3
E
6
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
40
40
39
89
105
95
79
135
80
100
67
68
60
75
60
62
51
45
32
28
19
14
14
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SSW
10
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:58AM1.94m
2:24PM1.74m
3:04AM1.90m
3:34PM1.72m
4:07AM1.89m
Low Tide
7:32PM0.31m
8:20AM0.45m
8:39PM0.39m
9:28AM0.45m
9:46PM0.42m
10:31AM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:58
6:58
7:00
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5:52
5:52
5:51
5:50
1
1
2
Temp °C
16
16
15
14
15
15
15
17
18
17
16
14
14
14
14
16
17
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
12
13
14
12
12
11
11
13
14
13
13
11
11
12
11
14
15
13
14
15
15
15
15
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
7
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.9
E
6
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.9
E
6
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
Energy kJ
40
40
40
39
2
2
2
2
65
5
5
5
68
60
75
60
62
51
45
32
28
19
12
11
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
6
0.1
N
10
0.2
WSW
3
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
Energy kJ
2
2
1
2
6
6
5
2
2
2
4
4
4
16
16
4
4
4
3
14
14
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
6
0.1
E
12
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
18
0.1
NE
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
2
4
2
1
3
5
2
2
2
2
2
2
6
7
1
6
3
2
2
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.3
SE
2
0.9
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
6
1
E
6
1.3
E
6
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SSW
2
Energy kJ
1
4
1
89
105
95
79
135
80
100
67
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
3
4
Distance (km)
35
35
17
33
33
48
38
38
38
38
26
33
33
33
0
0
0
44
0
17
33
51
52
51
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
6
5
5
3
4
3
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
9
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