Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.42° S 173.80° E

Arawhata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Arawhata sea temperature is
13.7°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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 6AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (02 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (02 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
408
387
419
425
558
551
544
523
584
561
476
545
682
1223
822
722
630
647
796
785
862
802
833
820
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
20
W
15
W
15
SSW
45
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:45AM3.05m
2:15PM3.02m
2:44AM2.84m
3:21PM2.83m
4:02AM2.67m
4:46PM2.72m
Low Tide
8:06AM0.56m
8:41PM0.74m
9:03AM0.79m
9:49PM0.91m
10:14AM0.96m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:56
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Temp °C
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
10
8
8
8
7
7
8
10
11
10
10
Feels °C
6
6
6
7
7
8
7
8
8
8
9
11
11
2
-1
-1
0
-1
0
1
4
5
5
6
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