Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.42° S 173.80° E

Arawhata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Arawhata sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.3° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 3AM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)11ft (3.5m)9s
Afternoon (29 Sep)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (29 Sep)10ft (3.0m)14s

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 13°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Wed afternoon).

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
3
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2338
1799
1981
1981
2023
1962
1962
4050
3415
2974
2872
2717
2570
2139
1902
1723
1534
1342
1322
Wind (km/h)
30
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:39PM3.40m
12:02PM3.36m
00:17AM3.35m
12:41PM3.31m
Low Tide
5:35PM0.13m
5:56AM0.09m
6:14PM0.19m
6:36AM0.19m
6:57PM0.33m
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
5
5
5
5
5
5
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7
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7
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7
7
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10
10
9
9
9
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