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Rarawa Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
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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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastLight 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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | N 13 | N 13 | |
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | |
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) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | E 6 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
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) | NE 6 | N 10 | WSW 3 | N 10 | N 17 | N 17 | — | — | N 16 | N 9 | N 9 | E 9 | N 15 | N 15 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 |
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) | N 9 | N 14 | N 10 | N 6 | E 12 | — | — | N 16 | N 9 | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | E 9 | E 9 | N 8 | N 18 | NE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
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) | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | SE 2 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 |
1 | 4 | — | 1 | 89 | 105 | 95 | 79 | 135 | 80 | 100 | 67 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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