Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (28 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 12AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue night, fresh winds from the N by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1145 | 1108 | 969 | 857 | 754 | 660 | 553 | 447 | 380 | 394 | 313 | 334 | 334 | 313 | 308 | 328 | 275 | 874 | 915 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:39PM2.93m | 8:59AM2.86m | 9:16PM3.06m | 9:37AM2.98m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:30PM0.79m | 2:52AM0.80m | 3:09PM0.66m | 3:28AM0.68m | 3:45PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 1145 | 1108 | 969 | 857 | 754 | 660 | 553 | 447 | 380 | 394 | 313 | 334 | 334 | 313 | 308 | 328 | 275 | 874 | 915 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 63 | 110 | 220 | 264 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 3 | E 2 | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 13 | 29 | 34 | 41 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 154 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 90 | 97 | 97 |
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