Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 1PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the N on Wed morning, strong winds from the NNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 313 | 313 | 308 | 328 | 316 | 874 | 915 | 929 | 863 | 779 | 690 | 634 | 553 | 479 | 379 | 1367 | 1663 | 1809 | 2192 | 3329 | 4566 | 8034 | 12629 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:37AM2.98m | 9:51PM3.18m | 10:12AM3.07m | 10:26PM3.27m | 10:46AM3.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:28AM0.68m | 3:45PM0.55m | 4:04AM0.58m | 4:19PM0.46m | 4:39AM0.49m | 4:53PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | N 8 | — | WSW 16 | — | — |
| kJ | 313 | 313 | 308 | 328 | 316 | 874 | 915 | 929 | 863 | 779 | 690 | 634 | 553 | 479 | 379 | 384 | 384 | 434 | 111 | — | 688 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 6 | WSW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 20 | N 7 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 63 | 110 | 220 | 264 | — | — | — | — | 62 | 62 | 6 | 86 | 79 | 216 | 76 | 326 | 243 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 21 | WSW 19 | — | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 88 | 145 | — | 257 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | 18 | 28 | 22 | 22 | 31 | 41 | 42 | 85 | 91 | 180 | 272 | 578 | 1367 | 1663 | 1809 | 2192 | 3329 | 4566 | 8034 | 12629 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 43 | 71 | 7 | 90 | 7 | 7 | 97 | 202 | 97 | 259 | 208 | 208 | 209 | 209 | 265 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 202 |
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