Arawhata Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.42° S 173.80° E

Arawhata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 14 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 (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 6PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 14). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (14 Jul)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (14 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue night, min 12°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
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)
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WNW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.6
NW
7
1.3
W
11
0.9
WSW
13
1.7
W
12
1.7
W
12
2.5
WSW
17
2.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
W
15
3
W
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
323
373
260
375
298
883
789
3702
3855
4779
4386
4014
3691
3452
3099
3243
3436
2976
2817
2675
1275
1024
770
891
Wind (km/h)
15
N
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
9:18AM3.23m
9:44PM3.50m
10:09AM3.33m
10:33PM3.58m
10:57AM3.35m
11:20PM3.56m
Low Tide
3:32PM0.27m
3:59AM0.26m
4:20PM0.18m
4:48AM0.20m
5:07PM0.17m
5:36AM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:41
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:19
5:20
5:21
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
13
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
11
11
10
11
10
10
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
10
10
8
8
8
7
8
7
6
5
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