Arawhata Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.42° S 173.80° E

Arawhata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Arawhata sea temperature is
13.7°C
0.4° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 4AM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (28 Aug)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (28 Aug)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Fri morning, light winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
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)
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
W
12
1.8
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
3
NW
9
3.5
NW
10
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
3
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
1.7
NW
9
1.2
W
10
1.3
WSW
9
1.5
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
7
2.4
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
805
587
644
756
1681
2046
1838
1782
1603
1032
686
421
273
283
227
192
680
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
30
N
40
NNE
40
N
40
N
40
NNE
40
N
40
N
30
NW
25
NNW
20
NW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:26PM3.18m
9:47AM3.10m
9:59PM3.30m
10:21AM3.20m
Low Tide
3:39AM0.42m
3:54PM0.32m
4:13AM0.29m
4:27PM0.24m
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light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:59
 mm
3
10
1
2
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
11
8
6
6
5
5
6
7
8
9
9
9
8
7
7
6
6
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