Arawhata Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.42° S 173.80° E

Arawhata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Arawhata sea temperature is
14.0°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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 10AM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 5.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)8ft (2.5m)16s
Afternoon (24 Sep)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (24 Sep)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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)
4
5
5
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
3
3
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
2
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
12
2.3
W
8
2.4
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3963
3717
3283
3023
2906
2542
3009
1175
1042
921
752
731
617
607
590
581
649
1152
1161
1127
1564
669
687
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
W
20
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
W
25
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
25
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
8:02AM2.76m
8:15PM2.98m
8:41AM2.94m
8:52PM3.14m
9:17AM3.11m
Low Tide
1:55AM0.68m
2:11PM0.58m
2:32AM0.47m
2:48PM0.39m
3:07AM0.28m
3:23PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:09
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:22
6:23
 mm
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
8
9
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
13
11
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
3
4
7
6
6
5
4
4
4
5
5
7
8
9
7
8
8
9
10
9
8
8
8
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