Arawhata Surf Break

Arawhata, New Zealand Weather Observations

Lat Long: 39.42° S 173.80° E

Issued: 5 am 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Arawhata sea temperature is
15.8° C

1.1°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.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Arawhata based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Arawhata right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Arawhata

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Tumahu wx

19 km NNE216 m above sea level

40 minutes ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 238°)
5
14 °C-
-
-
-
0

Waiongana wx

48 km NE138 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 180°)
15
12 °C-
-
-
-
0

Ohakea Airport

159 km ESE5 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
25
moderate winds from the WNW
(24 km/h at 300°)
14 °C10.0
10.0


Collingwood

163 km SSW100 m above sea level

38 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 237°)
5
13 °C-
-
-
-
0

Karere wx

181 km SE15 m above sea level

52 minutes ago
dry
10
light winds from the W
(11 km/h at 259°)
20
14 °C-
-
-
-
0

Otaki

187 km SE12 m above sea level

40 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 107°)
5
15 °C-
-
-
-
0

Palmerston North

188 km SE31 m above sea level

39 minutes ago
dry
wind obs. (6 kph from 331 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
14 °C-
-
-
-
0

Kapiti Aeromodellers

198 km SSE6 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
10
light winds from the WNW
(9 km/h at 283°)
15
17.2 °C-
-
-
-
0

Paekakariki

201 km SSE267 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
5
calm
(4 km/h at 121°)
15
15.1 °C-
-
-
-
0

Ballance wx

201 km ESE160 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
20
light winds from the W
(19 km/h at 269°)
30
14 °C-
-
-
-
0

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Arawhata and within an acceptable time window.

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