Arawhata Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.42° S 173.80° E

Arawhata, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 11 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Arawhata sea temperature is
14.1° C
0.5° 

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

49 minutes ago
Dry
15
light winds from the E
(13 km/h at 90°)
6 °C-
-
-
-
-

Tumahu wx

19 km NNE216 m above sea level

32 minutes ago
dry
25
moderate winds from the SE
(24 km/h at 135°)
35
6 °C-
-
-
-
0

Koru

31 km NE410 m above sea level

40 minutes ago
Dry
5
calm
(4 km/h at 180°)
3.5 °C-
-
-
-
-

surfzone

43 km NNE48 m above sea level

41 minutes ago
Dry
wind obs. (6 kph from 45 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
7.4 °C-
-
-
-
-

Normanby

43 km ESE99 m above sea level

42 minutes ago
Dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 90°)
5.5 °C-
-
-
-
-

Brois Street

44 km NNE52 m above sea level

44 minutes ago
Dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 90°)
7.6 °C-
-
-
-
-

Eltham

44 km E231 m above sea level

49 minutes ago
Dry
wind obs. (13 kph from 90 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
6 °C-
-
-
-
-

Kapurau Lane

47 km NE60 m above sea level

42 minutes ago
Dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 90°)
6.3 °C-
-
-
-
-

New Plymouth City

47 km NNE16 m above sea level

39 minutes ago
No weather report

(- km/h at -°)
7.4 °C-
-
-
-
-

Waiongana wx

48 km NE138 m above sea level

45 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 248°)
5
4 °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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