Arawhata Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.42° S 173.80° E

Arawhata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Arawhata sea temperature is
14.9° 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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 10AM is: 4.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.9m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.0m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)15ft (4.5m)10s
Afternoon (09 Jul)13ft (4.0m)10s
Evening (09 Jul)13ft (4.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Thu morning, light winds from the NE by Sat night).

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SSE
9
4.5
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
4
SSE
9
4
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
8
1.7
WSW
17
1.6
WSW
17
1.6
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
SW
15
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3236
3542
3883
3753
3151
2693
2366
1983
1484
1140
1716
1491
1289
1141
1067
933
886
711
545
691
623
1094
1170
1155
Wind (km/h)
55
SSE
60
SSE
65
SSE
60
SSE
60
SSE
60
SSE
55
SSE
50
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:42AM2.82m
4:23PM2.71m
4:46AM2.79m
5:40PM2.76m
6:01AM2.82m
6:58PM2.92m
Low Tide
10:05AM0.79m
10:40PM0.93m
11:12AM0.80m
11:57PM0.89m
12:31PM0.74m
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:43
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:16
5:16
 mm
2
Temp °C
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
10
10
10
9
10
10
9
10
11
11
10
9
9
Feels °C
0
-1
-3
-3
-3
-3
-2
-2
-2
-1
0
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
6
7
6
6
6
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