Rarawa Beach Surf Forecast

/ Northland (73 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (34.71° S 173.07° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Rarawa Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 25 Apr 2026 NZST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 19.1° 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 2AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 Apr)	2.5ft (0.8m)	7s
Afternoon (26 Apr)	3ft (0.9m)	7s
Evening (26 Apr)	2.5ft (0.8m)	7s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
		Sunday 26								Monday 27								Tuesday 28
	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	3 PM	6 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 17	N 17	N 12	N 12
Wave Graph
kJ	115	113	66	56	58	60	64	51	51	33	30	21	20	14	14	13	12	11	11	11	23	24	11	11
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	S	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				3:04AM1.90m				3:34PM1.72m				4:07AM1.89m				4:39PM1.75m				5:03AM1.90m				5:36PM1.80m
Low Tide	8:39PM0.39m					9:28AM0.45m				9:46PM0.42m				10:31AM0.41m				10:48PM0.43m				11:26AM0.35m


	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:49	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	15	14	15	16	17	16	16	16	16	15	16	18	18	17	16	16	16	16	16	17	18	17
Feels °C	13	13	13	12	13	14	15	14	15	14	16	14	14	15	14	13	13	14	14	13	14	14	16	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 6	N 12	E 5	E 5	E 5	N 12	N 12
kJ	63	65	66	56	58	60	64	51	51	33	30	21	20	12	11	6	6	5	11	5	2	2	11	11
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 16	N 16	N 15	N 15	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 17	N 12	N 12	N 12	E 5	NE 7
kJ	5	5	4	4	4	16	16	4	4	4	3	14	14	14	14	13	12	11	6	11	11	11	2	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 9	—	E 9	N 9	N 19	N 18	N 18	E 10	E 9	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	N 17	N 17	N 17	NE 7	—
kJ	2	2	2	2	2	—	6	1	7	6	6	2	2	6	6	6	6	1	1	6	23	24	2	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	—	SSE 2	SSE 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 2	S 3	S 3	S 3	ESE 5	SE 3	ESE 5	ESE 3	—	ESE 4
kJ	115	113	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	1	6	2	5	1	—	2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Raupo Bay Northland	Ranganunu Harbour Northland	Tom Bowling Bay Northland	Rarawa Beach Northland	Rarawa Beach Northland	Puwheke Beach Northland	Rarawa Beach Northland	Rarawa Beach Northland	Rarawa Beach Northland	The Bluff-North Side Northland	The Bluff-North Side Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	The Bluff-North Side Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	26	25	33	0	0	28	0	0	0	17	17	38	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	17	38	51	51	38
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	The Box	The Box	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	The Ledge	Moureeses	The Ledge	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House	Waipapakauri Beach	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House	Waipapakauri Beach
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Stent Road Taranaki	Weld Road Taranaki	Weld Road Taranaki	Piha-The Bar Auckland	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	3	8	5	8	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Chameau Mauritius	Bali Village Indonesia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Gas Bay Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cow Bombie Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	5	8	7	8	6	6	5	7	9	9	8	7	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5

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