Rarawa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.71° S 173.07° E

Issued: 12 pm 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Rarawa Beach sea temperature is

16.3°C

Rarawa Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Rarawa Beach today (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 5PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	8s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s
Evening (05 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 5					Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	N 5	N 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7
Wave Graph
kJ	173	153	153	153	117	135	98	88	88	140	69	61	83	94	145	225	138	149	203	203	161	117	92	70
Wind (km/h)	N	NNW	NW	NNW	N	N	N	N	NNW	N	N	N	N	NNE	N	NW	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				5:32PM1.92m				6:08AM1.83m				6:25PM1.94m					7:01AM1.90m				7:13PM1.95m
Low Tide		11:16AM0.41m				11:56PM0.31m				12:15PM0.40m				00:47AM0.25m					1:08PM0.38m				1:32AM0.21m


	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—
	—	—	—	8:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:00	—	—	—	8:01
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	2	2	7	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	20	20	19	18	18	18	18	19	19	21	18	18	18	17	17	19	19	18	17	16	16	15	15
Feels °C	20	20	20	18	18	18	18	19	20	20	21	18	16	16	15	15	16	16	14	14	14	15	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NNE 6	NNE 7	N 16	N 16	NNE 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7
kJ	173	153	153	153	117	135	98	88	88	140	69	61	44	41	24	156	138	20	20	203	161	117	92	57
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 10	N 10	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 15	NW 8	N 10	N 10	N 15	N 16	N 16	NE 8	NE 12	N 16	NNE 13	N 13	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	3	2	2	4	5	20	3	6	20	16	14	23	32
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 19	N 19	N 18	N 18	N 17	N 17	N 17	N 17	N 17	N 15	N 10	N 15	N 15	N 17	N 12	N 12	NW 7	NE 12	N 13	NE 12	N 16	N 12	NNE 14	NNE 14
kJ	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	2	4	4	6	3	3	2	5	4	5	20	3	40	70
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	N 3	—	—	—	N 6	N 4	N 4	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	—	NNE 7	NNE 7	NW 5	NNW 7	NW 6	NW 7	—
kJ	—	—	1	—	—	—	28	13	14	21	29	48	83	94	145	225	—	149	203	38	161	52	64	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Great Exhibition Bay Northland	Great Exhibition Bay Northland	Great Exhibition Bay Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Great Exhibition Bay Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Great Exhibition Bay Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Ninety Mile Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Scott Point Northland	Scott Point Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Scott Point Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Whatipu Auckland	Orewa Beach Auckland	Daniels Reef Northland	Whananaki Beach Northland	Great Exhibition Bay Northland	Great Exhibition Bay Northland	Rarawa Beach Northland
Rating (10 max)	4	2	1	1	3	3	1	2	1	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	16	7	7	7	16	16	7	16	7	16	50	38	37	37	38	37	46	291	255	236	156	7	7	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Baylys Beach	Te Paki	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	The Box	The Box	The Bluff-South Side	The Box	Fairway Reef	Te Paki	Ninety Mile Beach	The Box	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Fairway Reef			Daniels Reef	Pakiri beach	Fairway Reef	Moureeses	Takou Bay
Rating (10 max)	4	3	1	1	3	3	3	2	1	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1			1	2	1	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Baylys Beach Northland	Whatipu Auckland	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Piha North Auckland	Piha North Auckland	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Te Paki Northland	Ninety Mile Beach Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago
Rating (10 max)	4	3	1	2	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3
Header Global	Cow Bombie Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Barrancon Chile	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Ranches United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Ranches United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Boners United States	Buchupureo Chile	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Ghost Tree United States	Gerickes Point South Africa
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	5	9	8	7	6	5	5

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