Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.42° S 173.80° E

Arawhata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Arawhata sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.3° 

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 (07 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 1AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (07 Nov)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (07 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Mon
9
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
11
0.5
SW
11
1.3
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.4
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.4
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
87
61
275
297
273
233
206
164
181
143
143
199
268
276
304
455
732
862
1014
994
876
863
Wind (km/h)
25
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
10
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
NNE
20
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
8:41PM2.96m
9:09AM2.96m
9:25PM3.01m
9:50AM3.07m
10:05PM3.05m
Low Tide
2:33PM0.62m
2:56AM0.47m
3:19PM0.51m
3:38AM0.39m
4:00PM0.45m
4:16AM0.35m
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light rain
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cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
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rain showers
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clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
17
17
17
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
15
15
14
14
15
16
18
16
14
15
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
14
15
14
13
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