Arawhata Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.42° S 173.80° E

Arawhata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Arawhata sea temperature is
14.5° 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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 6AM is: 2.5m 17s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)8ft (2.5m)16s
Afternoon (15 Jul)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (15 Jul)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue night, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
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)
2
3
3
5
4
4
4
5
4
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
10
1.7
W
12
1.7
W
12
2.5
W
17
2.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
W
15
3
W
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
298
883
792
3640
3855
4779
4386
4270
3765
3452
3099
3238
3428
2976
2612
2478
2478
1145
899
886
1244
1389
1953
1953
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
20
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:44PM3.50m
10:09AM3.33m
10:33PM3.58m
10:57AM3.35m
11:20PM3.56m
11:43AM3.30m
Low Tide
3:59AM0.26m
4:20PM0.18m
4:48AM0.20m
5:07PM0.17m
5:36AM0.22m
5:53PM0.24m
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
5:21
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
12
12
13
13
Feels °C
10
10
11
13
13
12
12
13
12
12
10
10
8
9
8
7
8
7
6
7
6
7
8
8
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