Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (02 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 8AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (02 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 2 | Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sun 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | NW 6 | SW 14 | WNW 6 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 167 | 157 | 154 | 101 | 103 | 79 | 82 | 80 | 64 | 65 | 63 | 46 | 46 | 49 | 79 | 51 | 53 | 110 | 555 | 663 | 762 | 899 | 2667 | 1930 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:06AM3.03m | 11:21PM3.21m | 11:43AM3.02m | 11:58PM3.19m | 12:21PM2.97m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:59AM0.65m | 5:15PM0.56m | 5:37AM0.64m | 5:51PM0.58m | 6:16AM0.65m | 6:29PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | 5:13 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | NW 10 | WSW 19 |
| kJ | 167 | 157 | 154 | 101 | 103 | 79 | 82 | 80 | 64 | 65 | 63 | 46 | 46 | 49 | 51 | 51 | 53 | 96 | 555 | 663 | 762 | 899 | 2667 | 210 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | — | SW 4 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 17 | W 22 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 11 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 27 | 40 | 110 | 16 | 29 | 9 | 38 | 75 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | — | — | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 18 | S 8 | SW 4 | — | WSW 16 | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 17 | SW 13 | — | — | WSW 16 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 1 | — | 24 | — | — | — | 51 | 40 | 44 | 29 | 7 | — | — | 26 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 7 | N 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 49 | 79 | 14 | 31 | 57 | 90 | 264 | 541 | 1273 | 1873 | 1930 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 7 | 20 | 43 | 43 | 7 | 116 | 7 | 97 | 93 | 93 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 0 | 97 |
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