Arawhata Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.42° S 173.80° E

Arawhata, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 5 pm 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Arawhata sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.4° 

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

Opunake

5 km E49 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
35
fresh winds from the W
(33 km/h at 270°)
13 °C-
-
-
-
-

Tumahu wx

19 km NNE216 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
15
light winds from the WNW
(13 km/h at 302°)
25
12 °C-
-
-
-
0

Koru

31 km NE410 m above sea level

52 minutes ago
light rainDry
15
light winds from the SW
(17 km/h at 225°)
10.5 °C-
-
-
-
-

New Plymouth- Taranaki- NZ

42 km NNE59 m above sea level

56 minutes ago
light rainRecent light rain
10
light winds from the W
(9 km/h at 270°)
12.9 °C-
-
-
-
-

Normanby

43 km ESE99 m above sea level

54 minutes ago
Dry
10
light winds from the W
(9 km/h at 270°)
12.9 °C-
-
-
-
-

Brois Street

44 km NNE52 m above sea level

53 minutes ago
Dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 90°)
13.6 °C-
-
-
-
-

Eltham

44 km E231 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
wind obs. (33 kph from 225 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
12 °C-
-
-
-
-

ASCATB174E40S

46 km S15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
40
strong winds from the W
(41 km/h at 281°)
- °C- km
- km


Kapurau Lane

47 km NE60 m above sea level

53 minutes ago
Dry
wind obs. (6 kph from 225 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
13.5 °C-
-
-
-
-

New Plymouth City

47 km NNE16 m above sea level

46 minutes ago
No weather report

(- km/h at -°)
14.2 °C-
-
-
-
-

* 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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