Arawhata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.42° S 173.80° E

Issued: 6 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Arawhata sea temperature is

14.8°C

Arawhata surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Arawhata today (01 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 1PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Nov)	6.5ft (2.0m)	13s
Afternoon (01 Nov)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s
Evening (01 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Mon morning, light winds from the NE by Tue night).
	Sunday 1							Monday 2								Tuesday 3
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	2	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	SW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 10	W 10	W 10	WNW 10	WNW 9
Wave Graph
kJ	1756	1465	1266	1121	657	677	566	426	309	253	261	265	83	114	222	480	485	451	432	332	279	235	185
Wind (km/h)	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	NNE	N	N	N	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	2:47AM2.86m				3:20PM2.93m				4:00AM2.73m					4:34PM2.83m				5:10AM2.67m				5:47PM2.80m
Low Tide			8:58AM0.74m				9:44PM0.81m					10:07AM0.87m				10:54PM0.86m				11:21AM0.91m


	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	8:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:02	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	10	11	12	13	13	13	13	14	14	15	16	16	16	16	16	14	14	15	16	17	17	16
Feels °C	10	7	6	6	7	8	9	8	9	9	9	10	10	12	12	11	10	10	11	12	14	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 8	W 8	W 8	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 10	W 10	W 10	WNW 10	WNW 9
kJ	1756	1465	1266	1121	657	677	566	426	309	253	261	265	77	78	102	480	485	451	432	332	279	235	185
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 9	S 9	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	SW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	N 14	N 14	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 12
kJ	8	8	8	6	7	7	2	2	2	2	2	2	83	114	222	4	4	106	103	96	94	94	142
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 15	N 15	N 15	N 14	N 14	N 14	—	—	N 14	N 13	N 13	SW 18	WSW 18	WSW 17
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	—	—	4	3	3	12	30	29
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	NW 4	NW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	N 6	N 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6
kJ	—	—	—	27	39	20	15	28	40	44	74	99	119	123	117	113	131	130	151	135	115	82	52
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Arawhata Taranaki	Arawhata Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Marokopa Taranaki	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Opunake Beach Taranaki	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Outer Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Patea River Mouth Taranaki	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Opunake Beach Taranaki	Opunake Beach Taranaki	Greenmeadows Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Arawhata Taranaki	Arawhata Taranaki
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	4	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	2	3	3	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	43	259	259	146	97	97	7	97	209	249	259	97	71	97	7	7	20	43	43	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki	Waiwakaiho	Waiwakaiho	Back Beach			Marokopa	Marokopa		Opunake Beach						Patea River Mouth		Opunake Beach	Greenmeadows	Greenmeadows	Back Beach	Back Beach	Waiwakaiho	Waiwakaiho
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4			4	3		2						2		2	3	3	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Loisell's East Cape	Tuamotu Island Gisborne and Mahia	Piha North Auckland	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	4	4	2	2	3	2	3	2	2	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	2	2	2
Header Global	Ahijedero Mexico	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Nunoshima Japan	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Pipeline United States	Chuns and Jocks Reefs United States	Trial Harbour Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Bali Village Indonesia	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Boners United States	Boners United States
Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4

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