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Rarawa Beach

Far North District, Northland, New Zealand

No photo of Rarawa Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Calmest: 7 pm to sunset, sunset 7:48 pm
7 am
4.5
14 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.4
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.6
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.5
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.6
12 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.7
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.7
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.8
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.9
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
6.0
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
5 pm
5.0
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
4.7
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
Now
5.6
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Better nearby today

These beaches score higher than Rarawa Beach right now.

5.9Good

Kowhai Beach 9.3 km5.8 mi south-east

Scores 5.9 right now, 1.2 points above Rarawa Beach.

See Kowhai Beach today

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
16°C60°F
Water
17°C62°F
Wind
1811 km/hmph SSW
Gusts
2415 km/hmph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
UV
1 low
Tide
—
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:48 pm
Today
4.5Fair7 am148
4.4Fair8 am159
4.6Fair9 am127
4.5Fair10 am117
4.6Fair11 am128
4.7Fair12 pm106
4.7Fair1 pm85
4.8Fair2 pm53
4.9Fair3 pm32
6.0Good4 pm32
5.0Fair5 pm64
4.7Fair6 pm159
5.6GoodNow1811
Sat
4.6Fair7 am53
4.7Fair8 am64
4.9Fair9 am63
5.0Fair10 am21
4.6Fair11 am64
4.4Fair12 pm127
4.5Fair1 pm149
4.7Fair2 pm138
4.1Fair3 pm1610
4.5Fair4 pm138
4.7Fair5 pm53
4.8Fair6 pm117
4.9Fair7 pm128
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide steady now. Low at 2 am, -1.0 m. High at 8 am, 1.1 m. Low at 2 pm, -1.0 mLow 2 am, -1.0 m3 ftHigh 8 am, 1.1 m4 ftLow 2 pm, -1.0 m3 ftNow1 am7 am1 pm7 pm
  • Low 2 am, -1.0 m3 ft
  • High 8 am, 1.1 m4 ft
  • Low 2 pm, -1.0 m3 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 27%
  • Mon6.5 GoodBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 34%
  • Tue3.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 100%
  • Wed5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 20%
  • Thu4.6 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 43%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest airport
43 km27 miKaitaia Aerodrome (KAT)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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