Arawhata Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.42° S 173.80° E

Arawhata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Arawhata sea temperature is
14.3° C
0.7° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 12PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (03 Aug)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (03 Aug)11ft (3.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon night, calm by Wed night).

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
8
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
9
4
WSW
9
4
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
2.3
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
667
1114
1383
1567
1449
1265
1890
1836
2244
2767
1635
957
1001
862
800
1653
1516
1093
784
722
555
444
437
Wind (km/h)
30
W
35
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
SSW
25
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
00:08AM3.29m
12:31PM3.10m
00:44AM3.20m
1:10PM3.02m
1:25AM3.08m
1:53PM2.91m
Low Tide
6:28AM0.45m
6:42PM0.52m
7:07AM0.51m
7:24PM0.64m
7:49AM0.61m
8:11PM0.78m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
5:37
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
13
13
13
12
13
12
12
12
9
7
6
7
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
10
Feels °C
7
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
4
3
3
-1
-2
-1
0
1
1
1
2
2
4
5
7
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