Arawhata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.42° S 173.80° E

Issued: 5 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Arawhata sea temperature is

14.9° C

Arawhata surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

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) & Date	Wave Height	Wave 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 Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	SW 15	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16
Wave Graph
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)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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


	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	7:43
	—	—	—	—	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
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	SW 15	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16
kJ	1396	1283	1512	1295	1724	1351	1244	921	961	659	1716	1491	1289	1141	1067	933	886	711	545	691	623	1094	1170	1155
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 21	WSW 20	WSW 19	WSW 19	WSW 18	WSW 18	—	—	—	—	W 22	WSW 21	WSW 20	WSW 19	WSW 18	WSW 18	WSW 18	S 18	S 16	—
kJ	—	554	463	499	176	336	475	742	503	768	—	—	—	—	9	44	149	214	270	356	352	6	5	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	WSW 21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 18	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	90	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 4	—
kJ	3236	3542	3883	3753	3151	2693	2366	1983	1484	1140	803	498	348	306	306	298	223	161	94	45	20	12	7	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	6	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	4	4
Distance (km)	165	165	165	264	174	165	165	174	35	35	30	30	25	25	22	25	25	25	20	14	3	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)									5	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	7	7	7	6	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	7	9	9	9	9	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	7	8	8	5	5	5	4	5

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