Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.42° S 173.80° E

Arawhata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Arawhata sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.8° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 1AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.1m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (28 Oct)7ft (2.1m)10s
Evening (28 Oct)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Tue night, strong winds from the W by Fri morning).

Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
W
12
4
W
12
3.5
W
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.3
WSW
10
2
WSW
10
1.8
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
2.2
NW
9
3
WNW
8
2.5
W
8
3
W
8
2.5
W
8
2.5
W
8
2.5
W
8
3
WNW
8
3
W
8
3.5
W
9
4
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4368
4221
3427
1555
1132
841
627
670
854
835
880
959
893
784
717
922
1148
1692
2251
Wind (km/h)
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
30
WNW
30
NW
40
NW
40
WNW
35
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
NW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:17PM3.35m
11:42AM3.42m
00:01AM3.31m
12:26PM3.37m
Low Tide
5:13PM0.14m
5:33AM0.09m
5:57PM0.20m
6:18AM0.19m
6:44PM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
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6:20
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6:18
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7:55
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7:57
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1
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1
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3
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Temp °C
14
13
13
13
13
12
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
13
13
12
Feels °C
6
5
5
7
8
7
8
7
5
5
6
5
6
7
7
8
6
5
4
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