Arawhata Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.42° S 173.80° E

Arawhata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Arawhata sea temperature is
14.0° 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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 17s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 12PM is: 2.2m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)7ft (2.2m)17s
Afternoon (15 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)16s
Evening (15 Aug)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Sun morning, calm by Mon night).

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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)
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
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)
1.6
WSW
18
2
WSW
17
2.2
WSW
17
2.2
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
4.5
SSE
9
5
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
4
SSE
9
2.1
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1471
2277
2599
2510
2615
3130
3283
3142
2682
2682
3356
4737
4153
3535
3118
2495
1879
1716
1568
1409
1337
1191
1175
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
30
SSE
40
SE
50
SE
55
SSE
60
SE
65
SE
60
SE
60
SE
60
SSE
50
SE
50
SE
50
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:19AM3.33m
11:38PM3.43m
11:58AM3.23m
00:15AM3.27m
12:36PM3.09m
Low Tide
5:13AM0.14m
5:28PM0.18m
5:55AM0.22m
6:08PM0.32m
6:34AM0.35m
6:48PM0.51m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:46
5:47
 mm
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
13
14
14
13
12
11
9
8
8
7
7
8
8
8
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
Feels °C
9
8
9
10
10
9
7
3
-1
-4
-5
-7
-6
-5
-5
-4
-3
-3
-1
-1
0
1
3
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