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Lat Long: 39.42° S 173.80° E

Arawhata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 13 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Arawhata sea temperature is
15.9°C
0.9° 

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 (13 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 3AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 13). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Nov)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (13 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (13 Nov)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Mon
16
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
7
1.9
WSW
7
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.6
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
568
980
712
413
402
384
318
344
397
397
394
388
382
430
410
397
384
325
325
289
285
231
223
179
157
123
81
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
N
25
NNW
30
N
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:28AM2.94m
12:44PM3.06m
1:06AM2.84m
1:24PM2.95m
1:49AM2.71m
2:08PM2.83m
2:39AM2.59m
Low Tide
6:40AM0.61m
7:03PM0.76m
7:18AM0.73m
7:45PM0.87m
8:00AM0.85m
8:33PM0.96m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
12
11
11
10
10
11
11
10
10
10
10
11
10
10
11
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
11
11
11
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