Arawhata Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.42° S 173.80° E

Arawhata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 09 Aug 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 (10 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 12AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 09). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)--
Afternoon (10 Aug)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (10 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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)
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
3
1
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
565
303
384
368
407
407
715
679
674
656
647
638
612
447
434
357
295
289
209
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:49PM2.88m
7:13AM2.86m
7:51PM3.11m
8:15AM3.04m
8:43PM3.32m
Low Tide
12:22PM0.89m
1:05AM0.83m
1:34PM0.70m
2:06AM0.60m
2:31PM0.47m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:40
5:42
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
10
10
11
12
11
11
Feels °C
9
10
9
8
8
7
9
9
9
10
9
9
10
7
8
9
10
8
9
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