Arawhata Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.42° S 173.80° E

Arawhata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Arawhata sea temperature is
14.3° C
0.7° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 21s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 1PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (02 Aug)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (02 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)21s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Mon night).

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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)
3
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.4
WSW
21
1.9
WSW
7
2.4
WSW
7
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
9
4
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
10
2.1
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
571
540
638
471
646
135
170
339
627
1114
1310
1532
1449
1169
1341
1742
2244
2016
1150
832
785
1874
1560
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
SW
25
W
25
WSW
30
W
35
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
40
SW
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:55AM3.14m
00:08AM3.29m
12:31PM3.10m
00:44AM3.20m
1:10PM3.02m
Low Tide
5:51AM0.42m
6:04PM0.43m
6:28AM0.45m
6:42PM0.52m
7:07AM0.51m
7:24PM0.64m
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
5:36
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
10
11
12
11
11
12
13
13
12
13
14
13
12
13
12
12
12
9
10
9
8
8
Feels °C
6
6
6
8
7
7
7
8
7
5
7
7
6
5
6
5
4
3
3
4
2
1
2
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