Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.42° S 173.80° E

Arawhata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Arawhata sea temperature is
14.4°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 (10 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 11PM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 10). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)--
Afternoon (10 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Evening (10 Oct)4ft (1.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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
3
3
2
1
3
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.9
NW
8
1
WSW
15
1
WSW
15
1
WSW
15
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
721
749
649
641
544
517
481
449
455
455
437
362
357
316
243
232
180
154
154
Wind (km/h)
20
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
25
N
25
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
0
NW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:29PM3.25m
10:50AM3.25m
11:06PM3.24m
11:25AM3.26m
Low Tide
4:23PM0.26m
4:41AM0.18m
5:00PM0.25m
5:18AM0.19m
5:36PM0.31m
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:45
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6:43
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7:37
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7:37
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7:38
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 mm
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1
4
4
1
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Temp °C
18
17
16
15
16
16
15
16
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
15
15
13
11
11
13
12
13
12
13
13
14
14
14
15
16
15
15
14
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