Arawhata Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.42° S 173.80° E

Arawhata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Arawhata sea temperature is
13.8°C
0.5° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 9PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)--
Afternoon (29 Aug)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (29 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Tue morning).

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
7
2
WSW
7
2.5
WSW
8
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
10
4
WSW
10
4.5
WSW
11
4
WSW
11
4
WSW
11
4.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
11
4.5
WSW
11
4
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
223
500
301
384
736
1087
1073
1055
1156
1411
2392
3081
4319
4119
3960
4245
3016
4422
3786
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
40
W
40
WSW
35
W
30
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
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
10:33PM3.38m
10:54AM3.26m
11:06PM3.40m
11:28AM3.28m
Low Tide
4:27PM0.24m
4:47AM0.22m
5:01PM0.22m
5:23AM0.21m
5:38PM0.27m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
6:00
6:00
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
13
Feels °C
7
8
7
7
5
5
7
7
7
6
6
5
4
4
6
5
5
5
7
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