Arawhata Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.42° S 173.80° E

Arawhata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 23 Sep 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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 4PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)6ft (1.9m)14s
Afternoon (23 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (23 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed morning, calm by Thu morning).

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
3
2
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
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)
1.9
WSW
14
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1442
4149
4758
4758
4819
4219
3963
3606
3283
3130
2705
2542
2717
1370
1159
1028
850
721
626
607
590
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
5
ESE
10
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:16AM2.58m
7:36PM2.80m
8:02AM2.76m
8:15PM2.98m
8:41AM2.94m
8:52PM3.14m
Low Tide
1:30PM0.80m
1:55AM0.68m
2:11PM0.58m
2:32AM0.47m
2:48PM0.39m
clear
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:21
6:22
6:22
 mm
2
3
1
1
Temp °C
11
9
8
9
8
8
8
8
9
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
4
4
1
3
3
3
4
4
6
6
6
6
5
4
4
5
7
7
7
8
8
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