Arawhata Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.42° S 173.80° E

Arawhata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Arawhata sea temperature is
14.0°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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 3PM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.7m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)11ft (3.5m)16s
Afternoon (21 Sep)11ft (3.5m)15s
Evening (21 Sep)6ft (1.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the E by Wed night).

Mon
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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)
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
2
2
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
3
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)
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
8
4
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
10
4
WSW
10
4
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5461
5573
5291
4584
1504
1351
2471
2129
802
975
2515
2188
3421
2866
2212
1504
3823
3929
4432
4489
4547
Wind (km/h)
30
W
30
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
40
WSW
45
SW
20
SSW
45
SW
40
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:52PM2.48m
6:21AM2.43m
6:50PM2.62m
7:16AM2.58m
7:36PM2.80m
Low Tide
11:29AM1.16m
00:17AM1.12m
12:39PM1.01m
1:13AM0.91m
1:30PM0.80m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:15
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:19
6:20
6:21
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
9
9
9
9
Feels °C
6
6
6
6
7
7
9
9
10
2
2
6
1
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
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