Arawhata Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.42° S 173.80° E

Arawhata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Arawhata sea temperature is
13.8°C
0.4° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 12PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)10ft (3.0m)15s
Afternoon (25 Aug)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (25 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the N by Thu night).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
0
3
3
0
0
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
W
12
1.7
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4021
3695
3243
2825
2638
1283
1143
2202
2106
2006
2109
1997
1783
1683
915
1674
1511
1445
1295
1085
960
841
805
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
WNW
20
W
20
W
30
W
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
5
N
10
N
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:52AM2.65m
8:12PM2.86m
8:35AM2.81m
8:50PM3.03m
9:12AM2.97m
Low Tide
1:48AM0.95m
2:06PM0.81m
2:28AM0.76m
2:45PM0.62m
3:04AM0.58m
3:20PM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:55
5:57
 mm
1
1
3
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
13
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
13
Feels °C
7
7
9
10
8
9
10
10
8
9
10
9
10
10
11
12
12
14
14
12
11
11
9
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