Arawhata Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.42° S 173.80° E

Arawhata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Arawhata sea temperature is
14.6° 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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 8AM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)7ft (2.1m)7s
Afternoon (22 Jul)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (22 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the NNW by Fri morning).

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
3
4
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
7
2.1
WSW
7
2.1
WSW
7
1.8
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
6
0.7
SW
12
0.9
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
2.1
NW
7
2.5
NW
7
3
WNW
8
2.1
W
10
2.3
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
330
495
495
316
210
132
140
277
530
1014
902
936
1026
1060
504
423
320
245
386
677
1292
796
694
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
10
S
5
E
5
NNE
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
N
20
NNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
N
40
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:05AM2.68m
3:37PM2.56m
4:06AM2.53m
4:49PM2.49m
5:20AM2.47m
6:10PM2.53m
Low Tide
9:25AM0.89m
9:56PM1.08m
10:23AM1.02m
11:07PM1.17m
11:39AM1.07m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
thunderstorm
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
5:27
 mm
1
1
2
11
5
3
Temp °C
12
12
13
13
13
12
11
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
14
13
Feels °C
6
6
7
8
9
10
10
11
11
11
9
8
8
8
8
7
7
6
6
6
6
8
7
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