Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.42° S 173.80° E

Arawhata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 25 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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 12PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 2.0m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (25 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (25 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, strong winds from the NW by Sun morning).

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.3
W
12
2.2
W
7
2.5
W
8
2.5
W
8
3
W
8
3.5
WNW
9
4
W
10
4
W
10
4
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1042
921
752
721
617
607
590
581
1430
1387
1376
1392
1461
1519
521
805
961
1395
2065
3039
3325
2723
2239
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
30
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
45
NW
50
NW
40
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
on
on
High Tide
8:41AM2.94m
8:52PM3.14m
9:17AM3.11m
9:27PM3.28m
9:51AM3.25m
Low Tide
2:32AM0.47m
2:48PM0.39m
3:07AM0.28m
3:23PM0.24m
3:42AM0.14m
3:59PM0.15m
rain showers
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light rain
cloud
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light rain
light rain
light rain
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light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
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6:07
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7:05
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6:22
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6:23
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7:24
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 mm
1
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1
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1
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2
1
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1
2
2
1
1
1
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1
3
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Temp °C
11
12
12
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
14
14
14
14
14
14
12
12
11
Feels °C
4
6
6
6
8
7
7
8
8
8
9
9
8
7
10
10
9
7
6
5
4
3
3
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