Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.42° S 173.80° E

Arawhata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Arawhata sea temperature is
14.5°C
0.5° 

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


How big are the waves at Arawhata today (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 6AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (19 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (19 Oct)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
1
0
1
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
3
4
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
16
0.9
SW
16
1.9
WSW
8
2.1
WSW
8
2.1
WSW
8
2.1
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.1
SW
12
2.1
WSW
8
2.3
WSW
8
2.3
WSW
8
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
275
347
359
232
353
400
569
608
608
363
304
295
382
620
567
540
669
336
517
683
654
608
632
384
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
W
20
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
10
W
5
SSW
10
ENE
10
SE
20
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
10
SW
5
WSW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
4:15AM2.38m
4:45PM2.47m
5:24AM2.36m
5:56PM2.49m
6:30AM2.41m
6:56PM2.60m
Low Tide
10:20AM1.13m
11:09PM1.15m
11:35AM1.12m
00:20AM1.05m
12:44PM1.00m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:31
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6:30
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7:47
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7:49
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Temp °C
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
13
13
12
Feels °C
9
9
10
9
8
8
7
7
9
11
10
9
9
10
10
11
9
8
6
6
7
11
11
11
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