Rarawa Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 19 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
19.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Rarawa Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Rarawa Beach at 12AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.1
N
1.5
N
1.5
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.1
NNW
1.3
N
1.3
NNW
1.3
N
1.3
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.3
N
1.2
N
1.1
N
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.7
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)777767777777777777777111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2222651172121811711181711661611661461461811461248162484027394041
Wind
(km/h)
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrossoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:20PM
2.23
9:32AM
2.16
10:08PM
2.23
10:22AM
2.10
10:59PM
2.18
11:14AM
2.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:30AM
0.14
3:50PM
-0.05
4:21AM
0.17
4:40PM
0.01
5:14AM
0.24
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise------6:54-------6:54-------6:56-
Sunset5:59-------5:58-------5:57-------
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
11-331232-1344111----1--
Temp. °C181716161615161616161515151516171715141514151616
Feels °C (?)141513111111131212131212121314141398910111212
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