Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 9AM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the NNW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | SW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | W 10 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 330 | 495 | 495 | 316 | 210 | 132 | 140 | 277 | 530 | 1014 | 902 | 936 | 1026 | 1060 | 504 | 423 | 320 | 245 | 386 | 677 | 1292 | 796 | 694 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:05AM2.68m | 3:37PM2.56m | 4:06AM2.53m | 4:49PM2.49m | 5:20AM2.47m | 6:10PM2.53m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:25AM0.89m | 9:56PM1.08m | 10:23AM1.02m | 11:07PM1.17m | 11:39AM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 3 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 20 | W 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 149 | 96 | 93 | 93 | 210 | 132 | 82 | 277 | 530 | 1014 | 902 | 936 | 1026 | 1060 | 504 | 423 | 320 | 92 | 377 | 408 | 8 | 796 | 425 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 6 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 12 | S 10 | — | W 20 | WSW 19 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 26 | 51 | 50 | 63 | 93 | 93 | 140 | 57 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 60 | 55 | 45 | 245 | 2 | — | 8 | 36 | 80 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | N 8 | S 8 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | WSW 12 | — |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 57 | 55 | 82 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 133 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 330 | 495 | 495 | 316 | — | — | — | — | 47 | — | — | — | 62 | 79 | 15 | 28 | 77 | 154 | 386 | 677 | 1292 | 476 | 694 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 71 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 22 | 0 | 25 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 71 | 97 | 97 | 322 | 97 | 202 | 93 | 97 |
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