Arawhata Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.42° S 173.80° E

Arawhata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Arawhata sea temperature is
14.1°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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 8PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (09 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (09 Sep)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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)
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
5
5
7
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
15
3
WSW
18
3
WSW
19
3
WSW
18
3.5
WSW
18
3.5
WSW
18
4
WSW
17
4.5
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
211
346
444
531
540
540
419
798
305
306
1249
1057
938
1102
5503
6092
6632
7099
8388
9647
3682
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
35
SW
30
SSE
40
SE
35
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
10
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:03AM3.00m
8:28PM3.26m
8:52AM3.17m
9:13PM3.39m
9:36AM3.28m
Low Tide
2:17PM0.46m
2:43AM0.34m
3:03PM0.27m
3:26AM0.19m
3:45PM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:08
6:08
6:09
 mm
1
7
4
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
11
10
9
9
9
9
10
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
9
10
9
9
9
7
7
7
6
8
4
4
0
1
3
4
7
5
5
5
4
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