Arawhata Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.42° S 173.80° E

Arawhata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Arawhata sea temperature is
14.1°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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 1AM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 3.0m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)11ft (3.5m)16s
Afternoon (06 Sep)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (06 Sep)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SE by Mon morning).

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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)
3
3
3
7
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
4
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4783
5013
5530
5459
5385
5655
5856
5023
3934
3839
3745
4234
3412
3095
2365
1693
1175
1042
803
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
40
NNW
40
N
40
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
N
20
NNW
15
NW
15
SE
30
SE
35
ESE
35
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
3:45PM2.68m
4:27AM2.63m
5:23PM2.71m
5:54AM2.68m
6:39PM2.87m
Low Tide
10:10PM1.05m
10:45AM1.03m
11:40PM1.00m
12:15PM0.92m
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
6:07
 mm
1
2
2
4
2
5
3
3
Temp °C
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
13
13
13
11
10
Feels °C
7
7
8
9
10
9
7
7
7
7
9
8
8
11
11
11
8
5
3
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