Arawhata Surf Break
Lat Long: 39.42° S 173.80° E

Arawhata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Arawhata

Issued: 11 am 07 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Arawhata sea temperature is
16.2° C

1.0°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 (07 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 5PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jun)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (07 Jun)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Evening (07 Jun)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Tue morning).

Sun
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wed
10
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
10
2.3
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
18
2
WSW
17
2.1
WSW
17
2.1
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
4
WSW
9
4.5
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
10
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1750
1348
970
1034
1168
1197
1103
1775
2377
2612
2291
6921
1857
2998
3922
2560
2049
2102
2128
1750
1834
1788
1698
2669
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
15
S
20
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
20
SSW
15
S
5
SSW
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
2:20PM2.64m
2:38AM2.78m
3:12PM2.60m
3:32AM2.75m
4:07PM2.60m
4:27AM2.76m
Low Tide
8:12AM0.88m
8:28PM0.91m
9:02AM0.86m
9:22PM0.92m
9:54AM0.82m
10:19PM0.90m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
13
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
8
11
9
7
7
7
7
8
8
9
8
6
7
6
8
8
10
10
10
9
9
10
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
10
2.3
WSW
10
0.8
NW
9
0.8
NW
9
0.9
WSW
20
1.2
WSW
19
1.7
WSW
18
2
WSW
17
2.1
WSW
17
2.1
WSW
17
1.9
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
11
2.3
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
Energy kJ
1750
1348
970
103
103
603
990
1775
2377
2612
2291
1857
2598
2560
1944
1613
1384
1379
972
1788
1698
2669
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
9
1
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.4
SSE
5
0.5
WSW
21
0.6
NW
9
0.4
NW
8
1.5
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
10
0.4
SSE
14
Energy kJ
196
166
144
9
246
70
25
1121
1547
2049
2102
2128
1750
1834
792
592
67
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
24
0.5
SSE
5
0.3
WSW
22
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
S
7
0.1
S
21
0.5
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
21
0.8
SSE
20
Energy kJ
11
11
15
91
4
4
9
18
467
478
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
4
2.5
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
9
4
WSW
9
4.5
WSW
10
0.7
SE
4
1.3
SSE
21
1.2
SSE
21
1.1
SSE
19
1.1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
6
Energy kJ
15
1034
1168
1197
1103
1051
1014
1077
1382
6921
1604
2998
3922
15
1345
1227
866
113
55
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
3
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
Distance (km)
44
30
97
221
221
221
221
221
210
221
221
203
189
162
131
30
7
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
8
9
6
8
6
6
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
3
5
5
2
3
4
4
3
2
9
9
9
9
7
9
8
7
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
6
7
7
8
8
8
9
9
7
6
6
5
9
6
9
7
9
8
7
6
5
9
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