Arawhata Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.42° S 173.80° E

Arawhata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 25 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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 12PM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.0m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 25). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)8ft (2.4m)16s
Afternoon (25 Jul)20ft (6.0m)13s
Evening (25 Jul)16ft (5.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning).

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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)
2
2
0
0
!
!
0
8
7
6
5
4
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
6
WSW
13
6
WSW
14
5
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
W
13
2.1
W
13
2.1
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
683
870
2977
6356
12097
14112
10592
8103
6365
5029
3811
3076
2471
1937
1700
1541
1616
1657
1468
1302
1145
1002
872
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
15
W
30
W
55
SW
40
SW
40
SW
25
SSW
15
SE
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
5
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:31AM2.50m
7:10PM2.64m
7:29AM2.60m
7:58PM2.78m
8:17AM2.73m
8:39PM2.93m
Low Tide
00:26AM1.15m
12:50PM1.02m
1:26AM1.05m
1:45PM0.92m
2:12AM0.93m
2:30PM0.79m
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
5:29
 mm
2
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
10
11
11
11
11
10
8
8
8
8
10
10
9
8
8
8
8
8
10
10
9
9
Feels °C
6
6
4
-1
1
1
4
4
5
5
5
8
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
6
5
4
4
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