Arawhata Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.42° S 173.80° E

Arawhata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Arawhata sea temperature is
13.9°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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 1PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 3.5m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)13ft (4.0m)14s
Afternoon (05 Sep)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (05 Sep)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 10°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
6
3
3
3
6
4
5
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
1
4
5
2
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
11
4
WSW
11
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
W
16
3.5
W
16
3.5
W
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2728
3397
5693
5602
4783
5013
5530
5459
5385
5655
5933
5658
5875
5954
3499
3309
3040
2662
2179
1939
1435
1099
862
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
25
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
35
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
40
N
40
N
40
N
40
N
40
N
30
NW
10
NE
10
NE
20
SSE
20
SE
30
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:57AM2.72m
3:45PM2.68m
4:27AM2.63m
5:23PM2.71m
5:54AM2.68m
6:39PM2.87m
Low Tide
9:17AM0.95m
10:10PM1.05m
10:45AM1.03m
11:40PM1.00m
12:15PM0.92m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
6:07
 mm
1
1
1
1
5
1
6
7
Temp °C
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
6
7
8
8
7
7
6
9
10
9
8
8
7
7
7
8
8
9
11
12
9
10
7
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