Arawhata Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.42° S 173.80° E

Arawhata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Arawhata sea temperature is
14.8° C
0.8° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 5PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (21 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (21 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue morning, fresh winds from the N by Thu night).

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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)
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
7
2
WSW
7
2.2
WSW
7
2.1
WSW
7
1.9
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
6
0.7
SW
12
0.9
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
528
520
512
711
286
299
389
537
443
345
222
132
140
277
530
850
902
888
1026
630
504
Wind (km/h)
5
E
10
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
20
W
25
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
NE
5
N
10
NNW
15
N
20
N
25
WNW
20
NW
25
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:43PM2.70m
3:05AM2.68m
3:37PM2.56m
4:06AM2.53m
4:49PM2.49m
Low Tide
8:37AM0.74m
8:58PM0.93m
9:25AM0.89m
9:56PM1.08m
10:23AM1.02m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
5:25
 mm
1
Temp °C
9
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
11
11
12
12
11
12
13
13
13
Feels °C
6
9
9
7
7
7
6
6
7
8
10
10
9
9
11
11
8
8
9
8
8
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