Arawhata Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.42° S 173.80° E

Arawhata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Arawhata sea temperature is
14.1° C
0.6° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 12PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Afternoon (14 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (14 Aug)4ft (1.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri morning, near gales from the SE by Sun morning).

Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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)
4
4
4
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
14
1
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
18
1.6
WSW
18
2
WSW
17
2.2
WSW
17
2.2
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
4
SSE
9
4
SSE
10
4
SSE
9
2.4
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
620
604
768
1200
367
443
616
1302
1471
2277
2702
2510
3369
2325
3184
3182
2682
2639
3178
2585
2474
2457
2441
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
E
10
E
20
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
35
SE
45
SE
50
SE
50
SSE
55
SE
50
SE
50
SSE
55
SSE
50
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:38AM3.37m
10:58PM3.54m
11:19AM3.33m
11:38PM3.43m
11:58AM3.23m
Low Tide
4:30AM0.14m
4:48PM0.12m
5:13AM0.14m
5:28PM0.18m
5:55AM0.22m
6:08PM0.32m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:46
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
13
15
14
13
13
13
12
12
13
14
14
12
12
10
9
8
8
8
8
9
9
Feels °C
12
11
11
12
10
9
10
10
9
8
10
11
10
7
5
1
-2
-3
-4
-3
-4
-3
-3
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