Arawhata Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.42° S 173.80° E

Arawhata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Arawhata sea temperature is
13.9° 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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 5AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (20 Aug)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
4
4
4
4
3
1
2
3
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1611
1568
1389
1175
1159
1028
955
915
733
711
700
711
624
653
530
425
419
Wind (km/h)
15
S
5
S
5
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:15AM2.65m
2:45PM2.58m
3:15AM2.47m
3:54PM2.46m
Low Tide
8:15PM0.93m
8:35AM0.90m
9:09PM1.12m
9:30AM1.08m
clear
clear
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clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:51
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
10
11
11
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
7
8
8
9
9
10
10
9
10
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
6
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