Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 3PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Mainly near gales. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 902 | 888 | 922 | 630 | 578 | 423 | 320 | 245 | 452 | 928 | 1137 | 1053 | 964 | 958 | 912 | 1234 | 5214 | 11587 | 14701 | 13709 | 10327 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:49PM2.49m | 5:20AM2.47m | 6:10PM2.53m | 6:31AM2.50m | 7:10PM2.64m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:23AM1.02m | 11:07PM1.17m | 11:39AM1.07m | 00:26AM1.15m | 12:50PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 6 | W 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | NW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 17 | NNW 8 | NNW 10 | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 902 | 888 | 922 | 630 | 578 | 423 | 76 | 144 | 371 | 435 | 671 | 463 | 964 | 314 | 675 | 310 | 39 | — | — | 23 | 53 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | — | W 20 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 17 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 42 | 55 | 320 | 245 | 108 | — | 8 | 151 | 175 | 255 | 218 | — | — | — | — | — | 81 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | WSW 19 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 36 | 237 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 3 | W 5 | W 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 44 | 59 | 19 | 36 | 64 | 115 | 452 | 928 | 1137 | 1053 | 838 | 958 | 912 | 1234 | 5214 | 11587 | 14701 | 13709 | 10327 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 22 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 71 | 346 | 97 | 208 | 97 | 90 | 97 | 22 | 209 | 97 | 189 | 259 | 196 | 189 | 189 | 162 |
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