Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.42° S 173.80° E

Arawhata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Arawhata sea temperature is
13.8°C
0.1° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 7AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (03 Oct)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (03 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
2
3
0
0
1
0
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
SW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
584
561
553
545
774
631
531
722
585
638
785
774
752
802
743
768
743
680
669
659
572
563
563
512
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
S
40
SSE
45
SE
40
ESE
40
SE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
0
SE
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
2:44AM2.84m
3:21PM2.83m
4:02AM2.67m
4:46PM2.72m
5:26AM2.62m
6:11PM2.75m
Low Tide
9:03AM0.79m
9:49PM0.91m
10:14AM0.96m
11:08PM0.99m
11:39AM0.99m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:56
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6:54
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7:30
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7:30
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7:31
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 mm
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2
1
1
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Temp °C
12
12
12
13
12
10
9
9
9
8
8
9
11
12
12
11
11
11
10
11
11
11
12
11
Feels °C
8
8
9
10
10
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
5
6
6
6
7
8
8
10
10
9
11
10
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