Arawhata Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.42° S 173.80° E

Arawhata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Arawhata sea temperature is
14.5° 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 (23 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 10PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)--
Afternoon (23 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (23 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sat morning, calm by Sat night).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
2.4
NW
7
1.4
WSW
10
3.5
NW
8
3
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
3
NW
8
4
W
8
6
WSW
11
6.5
WSW
12
6.5
WSW
13
5.5
WSW
14
5
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
922
630
578
423
320
245
526
435
1662
1252
903
935
1052
2522
8439
12505
13460
11924
9488
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
N
40
N
40
NNW
40
NNW
30
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
45
WSW
50
SW
45
WSW
45
SW
40
SW
30
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:49PM2.49m
5:20AM2.47m
6:10PM2.53m
6:31AM2.50m
7:10PM2.64m
Low Tide
11:07PM1.17m
11:39AM1.07m
00:26AM1.15m
12:50PM1.02m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
5:27
 mm
1
4
8
8
4
1
2
4
3
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
10
11
11
11
Feels °C
9
8
8
7
6
6
6
5
6
7
7
5
4
1
0
-1
0
1
3
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