Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (17 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 10PM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 722 | 662 | 651 | 651 | 822 | 745 | 711 | 1703 | 972 | 869 | 524 | 336 | 819 | 1301 | 513 | 1008 | 936 | 769 | 865 | 968 | 394 | 351 | 238 | 193 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:34PM3.50m | 12:01PM3.22m | 00:25AM3.39m | 12:53PM3.09m | 1:17AM3.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:21PM0.23m | 5:53AM0.31m | 6:11PM0.33m | 6:46AM0.41m | 7:02PM0.47m | 7:39AM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — |
 | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 247 | 662 | 651 | 651 | 822 | 745 | 189 | 123 | 166 | 869 | 524 | 336 | 819 | 1301 | 513 | 1008 | 936 | 769 | 865 | 968 | 394 | 351 | 238 | 193 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 22 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SW 14 | WSW 18 | SSE 5 | N 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 15 | W 7 | WSW 14 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | S 17 | W 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 |
| kJ | 9 | 147 | 94 | 21 | 34 | 200 | 123 | 2 | 3 | 390 | 378 | 325 | 309 | 109 | 316 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 42 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 22 | W 21 | WSW 16 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | S 6 | SSE 5 | S 7 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | S 19 | SSE 6 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | W 24 | W 22 | SW 21 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 25 | 74 | 86 | 22 | 8 | 1 | — | 229 | 226 | 273 | 246 | 7 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | — | SSE 4 | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | S 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 722 | — | 15 | — | — | — | 711 | 1703 | 972 | 1 | 19 | 137 | 121 | 64 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 170 | 148 | 120 | 127 | 170 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 150 | 60 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 90 | 97 | 229 | 150 | 97 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 |
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