Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 12PM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.0m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 25). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 20ft (6.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 16ft (5.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 683 | 870 | 2977 | 6356 | 12097 | 14112 | 10592 | 8103 | 6365 | 5029 | 3811 | 3076 | 2471 | 1937 | 1700 | 1541 | 1616 | 1657 | 1468 | 1302 | 1145 | 1002 | 872 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:31AM2.50m | 7:10PM2.64m | 7:29AM2.60m | 7:58PM2.78m | 8:17AM2.73m | 8:39PM2.93m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:26AM1.15m | 12:50PM1.02m | 1:26AM1.05m | 1:45PM0.92m | 2:12AM0.93m | 2:30PM0.79m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 4 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | NW 9 | W 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 683 | 870 | 2977 | 594 | 8844 | 10062 | 10592 | 8103 | 6365 | 5029 | 3811 | 3076 | 2471 | 1937 | 1700 | 1541 | 1616 | 1657 | 1468 | 1302 | 1145 | 1002 | 872 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | NNW 8 | WSW 16 | SSE 5 | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 659 | 575 | — | 165 | 1016 | 33 | — | 208 | 132 | 68 | 33 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 571 | 804 | 408 | 6356 | 12097 | 14112 | 218 | 352 | 186 | 87 | 47 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 90 | 109 | 93 | 131 | 189 | 189 | 199 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 14 |
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