Arawhata Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.42° S 173.80° E

Arawhata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Arawhata sea temperature is
14.0°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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 12PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.7m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)11ft (3.5m)8s
Afternoon (04 Sep)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (04 Sep)11ft (3.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri morning, light winds from the NW by Sun night).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
4
4
4
5
4
3
4
4
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
3.5
WNW
8
3.5
WNW
9
3.5
W
10
3.5
W
10
3.5
W
11
3
WSW
11
3.5
W
11
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
W
16
3.5
W
16
3.5
W
16
3.5
W
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1435
1159
1490
2212
2610
2979
2935
2016
2963
4755
4824
5519
4783
5192
5310
5100
5385
5655
5856
5947
6181
5995
5803
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
45
NNW
45
NNW
35
WNW
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
40
N
35
N
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:49AM2.90m
2:24PM2.81m
2:57AM2.72m
3:45PM2.68m
4:27AM2.63m
5:23PM2.71m
Low Tide
8:13AM0.77m
8:51PM0.94m
9:17AM0.95m
10:10PM1.05m
10:45AM1.03m
rain showers
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
6:06
 mm
2
2
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
8
6
6
8
9
7
5
6
6
7
7
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
7
7
8
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