Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.42° S 173.80° E

Arawhata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Arawhata sea temperature is
14.8°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 (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 8PM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Afternoon (25 Oct)5ft (1.5m)16s
Evening (25 Oct)5ft (1.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Mon night, light winds from the W by Tue night).

Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
2
NW
6
1.5
W
8
1.7
W
9
2.4
W
10
3.5
W
11
3.5
W
12
3.5
W
12
3
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
794
957
1081
1081
1040
1001
936
911
785
638
538
384
368
304
277
461
1129
2641
3388
3582
2135
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
N
40
NNW
45
NNW
50
N
45
NNW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
9:44AM3.09m
9:53PM3.21m
10:22AM3.26m
10:35PM3.31m
11:02AM3.38m
Low Tide
3:51PM0.27m
4:11AM0.12m
4:32PM0.17m
4:51AM0.07m
5:13PM0.14m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:24
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6:22
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6:22
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7:52
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7:53
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3
6
2
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Temp °C
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
9
9
10
10
9
10
9
9
10
9
8
8
8
8
7
7
8
9
8
7
7
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