Arawhata Surf Break

Arawhata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.42° S 173.80° E

Issued: 11 am 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Arawhata sea temperature is
15.7° 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 (23 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 7PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 23). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (23 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (23 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed night, gales from the SSE by Thu night).

Tue
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
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)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
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)
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.6
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
3.5
SSE
9
4.5
SSE
9
5
SSE
10
5
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
479
479
412
424
431
368
323
323
264
261
183
180
180
194
297
352
456
758
2104
2359
2135
3496
5026
5286
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
20
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
35
NE
25
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
E
5
E
10
SE
45
SE
45
SE
50
SE
55
SE
60
SSE
70
SSE
65
SSE
65
SSE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:32PM2.58m
5:01AM2.62m
5:42PM2.57m
6:06AM2.60m
6:47PM2.64m
Low Tide
10:18AM0.87m
10:47PM1.00m
11:21AM0.91m
11:56PM1.02m
12:25PM0.89m
1:00AM0.97m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:45
7:45
7:45
7:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:08
5:08
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
15
14
13
13
14
13
13
13
11
11
10
9
10
10
9
9
Feels °C
11
10
10
11
10
10
9
9
9
7
7
10
11
11
12
12
2
2
-1
-2
-2
-4
-5
-5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
N
6
1.1
N
6
1.4
N
7
0.9
SW
13
2.2
N
8
1.9
N
9
1.6
NNW
8
1.7
NNW
9
1.7
NNW
9
1.7
NNW
8
1.4
NNW
8
1.6
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
Energy kJ
479
479
412
424
431
368
68
92
179
261
687
525
385
443
453
432
290
689
2104
2359
2135
1766
1553
1302
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
1
N
6
0.9
N
6
1
N
6
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.1
S
11
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
NNW
8
0.6
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.3
NNW
8
Energy kJ
59
37
21
66
53
66
323
323
264
2
183
180
180
194
297
352
456
128
50
20
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.4
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.1
S
9
0.3
W
11
0.9
WSW
14
Energy kJ
6
5
4
19
11
11
5
5
2
1
2
2
2
10
7
2
23
328
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
4
0.9
N
5
0.3
NE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.5
E
4
2
N
8
1
ENE
4
0.6
E
4
0.4
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.5
SSE
4
1.4
SSE
5
2.5
SSE
7
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
4.5
SSE
9
5
SSE
10
5
SSE
10
Energy kJ
13
41
1
3
2
4
6
466
43
10
10
41
29
11
95
758
1830
2126
2126
3496
5026
5286
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
4
2
2
3
5
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
14
7
3
3
0
0
3
30
30
120
120
120
146
150
150
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
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