Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.42° S 173.80° E

Arawhata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Arawhata sea temperature is
14.2°C
0.5° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 3AM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Afternoon (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Evening (08 Oct)5ft (1.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri night, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
0
0
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
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)
1.1
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
612
697
657
768
749
784
911
899
722
811
1642
1750
1728
1488
1382
1081
1067
924
807
807
829
780
749
649
Wind (km/h)
0
NW
5
SE
5
SE
15
SE
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
E
5
E
5
ESE
5
S
10
S
15
SE
10
ESE
5
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
10
E
15
ENE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:45AM2.94m
9:07PM3.14m
9:32AM3.08m
9:50PM3.22m
10:13AM3.18m
Low Tide
2:35AM0.53m
2:57PM0.49m
3:21AM0.36m
3:42PM0.34m
4:03AM0.23m
4:23PM0.26m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
—
6:50
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:48
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:47
—
—
—
—
—
—
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:35
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:36
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:37
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
14
14
15
15
16
16
17
17
16
15
16
17
17
16
16
Feels °C
13
13
12
10
9
9
9
10
11
13
13
14
14
15
13
15
16
14
12
14
13
15
14
13
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Arawhata surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest