Rarawa Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 19 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
20.7° 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 4AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (19 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (19 Feb)2ft (0.6m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NNE
1.1
NNE
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.7
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
NE
0.3
ENE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
Period(s) (?)11111010999888141488899109109999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)18326021415711378555150343434212019141415151514141414
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
15
S
10
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:40PM
1.94
10:05AM
2.12
10:21PM
2.00
10:42AM
2.16
11:03PM
2.03
11:21AM
2.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:50AM
0.16
4:19PM
0.19
4:30AM
0.14
4:59PM
0.13
5:11AM
0.15
5:39PM
0.10
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise----7:03-------7:05-------7:05---
Sunset-------8:16-------8:15-------8:15
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191918191919202019202019181919191918181717191918
Feels °C (?)161615161616171818191919151515161817171515171615
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