Arawhata Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.42° S 173.80° E

Arawhata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Arawhata sea temperature is
14.7° C
0.7° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 3AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (13 Jul)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (13 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun night, strong winds from the N by Mon night).

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
3
5
4
3
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.7
SW
14
1.6
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
8
2
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
10
1.8
W
12
1.8
W
12
2.5
WSW
17
3
W
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
807
752
647
553
487
390
323
236
189
314
579
500
517
446
355
319
298
973
870
3571
4401
4181
4515
4196
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
N
30
NNW
35
N
35
N
40
N
30
NW
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:01PM3.13m
8:23AM3.09m
8:54PM3.34m
9:18AM3.23m
9:44PM3.50m
10:09AM3.33m
Low Tide
2:15AM0.56m
2:40PM0.42m
3:09AM0.38m
3:32PM0.27m
3:59AM0.26m
4:20PM0.18m
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mod rain
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:19
 mm
1
1
1
6
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
12
12
12
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
5
6
8
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
12
12
12
12
12
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