Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.42° S 173.80° E

Arawhata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Arawhata sea temperature is
13.8°C
0.0° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 3AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (05 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (05 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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)
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
SW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
802
833
820
743
680
669
659
572
563
563
512
444
451
553
759
749
730
759
768
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
5
NE
15
NNE
10
N
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:46PM2.72m
5:26AM2.62m
6:11PM2.75m
6:42AM2.67m
7:21PM2.87m
Low Tide
11:08PM0.99m
11:39AM0.99m
00:29AM0.92m
1:00PM0.88m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
11
12
12
12
11
Feels °C
4
5
6
7
8
7
7
8
8
8
9
9
8
7
8
8
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9
9
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