Arawhata Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.42° S 173.80° E

Arawhata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Arawhata sea temperature is
14.9° C
0.7° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 3AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 07). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (08 Jul)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (08 Jul)13ft (4.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue night, min 9°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SE on Tue night, gales from the SSE by Wed night).

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.2
SW
14
3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
8
4
SSE
9
4.5
SSE
9
5
SSE
10
5.5
SSE
10
5
SSE
10
5
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
4
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
8
1.7
WSW
17
1.6
WSW
17
1.6
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
921
752
548
866
806
729
801
1595
2262
3570
4708
5484
5092
4391
3520
3298
3151
2419
1746
1306
1716
1491
1289
1067
Wind (km/h)
30
SE
30
SE
40
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
50
SSE
55
SSE
65
SSE
65
SSE
70
SSE
65
SSE
60
SSE
60
SSE
60
SSE
60
SSE
55
SSE
50
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:47AM2.88m
3:21PM2.72m
3:42AM2.82m
4:23PM2.71m
4:46AM2.79m
5:40PM2.76m
Low Tide
8:43PM0.84m
9:11AM0.75m
9:37PM0.90m
10:05AM0.79m
10:40PM0.93m
11:12AM0.80m
clear
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light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
9
10
9
9
9
9
10
9
Feels °C
6
6
4
3
4
3
3
2
1
-2
-2
-4
-4
-3
-4
-4
-4
-2
-2
-1
-1
0
2
1
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