Arawhata Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.42° S 173.80° E

Arawhata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Arawhata sea temperature is
14.6° C
0.6° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 8PM is: 1.7m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 22s secondary swell from a South direction, 2.5m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Afternoon (18 Jul)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (18 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
17
1.8
WSW
17
1.8
WSW
17
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1208
1191
961
1001
1775
1955
1932
1371
1321
1433
1415
2200
1689
1356
1319
1175
969
850
814
662
653
Wind (km/h)
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:28PM3.18m
00:48AM3.29m
1:12PM3.03m
1:31AM3.08m
1:56PM2.86m
Low Tide
6:23AM0.30m
6:37PM0.38m
7:09AM0.43m
7:23PM0.55m
7:52AM0.58m
8:09PM0.75m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
12
11
11
11
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
6
7
7
7
7
8
7
7
8
9
9
8
9
7
6
7
7
8
7
5
5
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