Arawhata Surf Break

Arawhata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.42° S 173.80° E

Issued: 5 am 10 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Arawhata sea temperature is
16.4° C

1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (10 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 9AM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jun)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Afternoon (10 Jun)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (10 Jun)6ft (1.9m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSE by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Sat
13
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)
1
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1698
2669
2324
2119
1822
1647
1484
1265
1143
942
814
700
615
1341
1547
975
899
785
630
647
848
859
892
845
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
10
N
10
NNW
15
WSW
15
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:27AM2.76m
5:06PM2.66m
5:25AM2.82m
6:12PM2.78m
6:27AM2.91m
7:17PM2.96m
Low Tide
10:51AM0.75m
11:20PM0.84m
11:52AM0.65m
00:25AM0.73m
12:56PM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:41
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
11
11
12
12
12
13
13
13
14
13
12
12
13
13
Feels °C
5
6
7
8
8
8
9
9
8
8
9
9
10
10
9
9
8
7
8
9
6
5
7
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
Energy kJ
1698
2669
2324
2119
1822
1647
1484
1265
1143
942
814
700
615
1341
1547
975
899
785
630
333
211
859
892
845
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
10
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
S
13
0.8
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
WSW
19
0.3
SSE
10
0.7
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
17
0.9
WSW
16
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.3
WSW
18
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
16
1
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.5
WSW
6
Energy kJ
659
66
84
180
27
40
22
22
72
19
273
344
427
33
30
28
27
13
62
647
848
75
41
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
4
0.2
WSW
19
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
WSW
18
0.2
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.3
S
13
0.2
WSW
20
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
S
11
0.1
S
10
Energy kJ
45
3
37
20
65
9
19
9
29
38
11
11
20
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.5
W
3
1.2
W
5
1.4
WSW
6
1.8
WSW
7
2.1
WSW
7
2.1
WSW
7
0.9
SSE
4
1.2
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
6
Energy kJ
149
77
49
31
9
5
75
155
306
443
443
28
69
69
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
25
22
22
22
7
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
25
30
54
54
60
60
60
36
25
25
20
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
8
9
8
7
6
7
6
6
5
5
7
5
5
6
7
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