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Lat Long: 39.42° S 173.80° E

Arawhata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 10 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Arawhata sea temperature is
15.6°C
0.6° 

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 (10 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 11AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (10 Nov)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (10 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the N by Wed morning).

Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Fri
13
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)
3
2
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
0
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
12
0.9
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
2.1
NW
9
2.2
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
1.9
NW
9
1.9
NW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
15
2
W
15
1.8
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
421
357
295
295
261
209
202
196
157
256
290
794
764
660
548
467
403
381
412
449
649
657
592
1739
1382
538
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
E
10
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
25
N
30
N
35
N
30
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:01AM3.19m
11:17PM3.05m
11:35AM3.19m
11:52PM3.01m
12:09PM3.15m
00:28AM2.94m
Low Tide
4:53AM0.35m
5:13PM0.48m
5:29AM0.41m
5:49PM0.55m
6:04AM0.49m
6:25PM0.65m
6:40AM0.61m
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light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
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rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:05
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6:03
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8:10
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8:12
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 mm
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1
8
14
7
2
1
2
1
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1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Temp °C
17
17
16
16
17
17
17
17
16
16
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
16
17
15
13
15
16
14
13
12
12
12
11
13
12
13
11
12
12
12
13
13
11
11
11
10
9
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