Arawhata Surf Break

Arawhata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.42° S 173.80° E

Issued: 5 pm 25 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Arawhata sea temperature is
15.6° 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 (25 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 11PM is: 5.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 2.5m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jun)--
Afternoon (25 Jun)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (25 Jun)15ft (4.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat night, min 9°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Thu night, moderate winds from the SE by Sun morning).

Thu
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sun
28
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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)
3
WSW
12
4.5
SSE
9
4.5
SSE
10
5
SSE
10
5.5
SSE
10
5.5
SSE
11
4.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
10
5
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
0.9
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3018
3442
4237
5286
6963
7419
4464
2425
3115
4196
4906
4564
3555
2474
2157
1855
1716
1716
1716
1397
1023
744
450
387
Wind (km/h)
55
SSE
65
SE
65
SSE
65
SSE
70
SSE
65
SSE
65
SSE
55
SSE
35
S
50
SSE
55
SSE
55
SE
45
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:47PM2.64m
7:04AM2.63m
7:38PM2.76m
7:54AM2.71m
8:21PM2.89m
8:38AM2.81m
Low Tide
12:25PM0.89m
1:00AM0.97m
1:21PM0.83m
1:51AM0.89m
2:08PM0.76m
2:33AM0.81m
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:45
7:45
7:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:08
5:08
5:09
 mm
5
6
5
5
1
1
6
8
2
1
1
Temp °C
10
9
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
Feels °C
-1
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-5
-3
1
-2
-1
-1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
5
6
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1.1
SW
11
1
WSW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1
WSW
11
Energy kJ
3018
2761
2322
2434
2088
1854
1640
1412
1197
952
857
725
737
668
630
630
546
610
513
263
234
258
258
234
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNW
8
0.3
NNW
7
0.8
WSW
13
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
WSW
15
Energy kJ
47
10
229
272
314
318
387
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
Energy kJ
7
7
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSE
8
4.5
SSE
9
4.5
SSE
10
5
SSE
10
5.5
SSE
10
5.5
SSE
11
4.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
10
5
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
7
Energy kJ
1674
3442
4237
5286
6963
7419
4464
2425
3115
4196
4906
4564
3555
2474
2157
1855
1716
1716
1716
1397
1023
744
450
284
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
5
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
60
265
146
150
150
150
150
150
150
150
146
146
146
35
146
146
146
33
34
30
25
25
25
25
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Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
4
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
7
8
5
5
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
8
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