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

Arawhata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Arawhata

Issued: 11 pm 06 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 SW 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 5AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 06). 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

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
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)
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
5
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
7
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
9
3
SW
9
2.5
WSW
10
2.3
WSW
10
2.4
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
18
2
WSW
17
2.1
WSW
17
2
WSW
17
4.5
WSW
9
4.5
WSW
9
4.5
WSW
9
4.5
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
10
2.1
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
600
1140
1444
1549
1275
1320
970
979
1168
1089
1103
1775
2377
2612
2188
2994
3060
3314
3472
2076
2228
5140
4451
1834
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
40
SW
30
S
20
SSE
10
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
20
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:47AM2.85m
2:20PM2.64m
2:38AM2.78m
3:12PM2.60m
3:32AM2.75m
4:07PM2.60m
Low Tide
7:37PM0.85m
8:12AM0.88m
8:28PM0.91m
9:02AM0.86m
9:22PM0.92m
9:54AM0.82m
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
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
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
13
12
11
Feels °C
7
6
7
6
8
9
10
8
7
7
8
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
6
8
8
8
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NW
9
1.5
NW
9
1.3
NW
9
1.3
NW
9
3
SW
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
WSW
17
1.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
10
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
11
Energy kJ
502
383
314
281
1275
1320
970
103
103
596
990
1775
2377
2612
2188
1136
2076
1405
5140
4451
936
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
17
0.2
WSW
17
1.6
W
10
1
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.5
SSE
5
0.5
WSW
21
0.7
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
1.5
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
0.4
S
21
0.6
S
21
1.9
WSW
16
Energy kJ
32
31
29
28
502
166
144
16
246
85
50
27
26
1081
2049
2228
133
308
1834
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
9
0.1
W
24
0.6
SSE
5
0.3
WSW
22
0.2
WSW
16
0.1
S
21
0.2
S
21
0.3
S
21
0.5
S
21
Energy kJ
196
11
20
91
26
9
35
78
216
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
7
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
9
0.8
SSE
5
2.4
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
8
3.5
WSW
9
4.5
WSW
9
4.5
WSW
9
4.5
WSW
9
4.5
WSW
10
0.5
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
SE
4
1
SSE
21
Energy kJ
600
1140
1444
1549
24
979
1168
1089
1103
989
1014
1108
1708
2994
3060
3314
3472
16
11
17
12
908
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
4
4
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
9
6
5
5
5
Distance (km)
190
190
97
189
49
33
109
221
110
221
221
221
221
221
221
205
190
162
120
36
25
22
3
16
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
9
7
5
7
7
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
7
3
9
9
9
9
8
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
9
8
5
6
7
8
8
8
9
8
7
6
7
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
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