Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (10 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 8PM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun night, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Fri morning, light winds from the E by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Mon 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1716 | 1491 | 1289 | 1067 | 1067 | 933 | 886 | 711 | 545 | 606 | 623 | 1170 | 1170 | 1155 | 1155 | 1141 | 1112 | 1014 | 949 | 818 | 807 | 752 | 647 | 553 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:40PM2.76m | 6:01AM2.82m | 6:58PM2.92m | 7:18AM2.93m | 8:01PM3.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:12AM0.80m | 11:57PM0.89m | 12:31PM0.74m | 1:13AM0.75m | 1:42PM0.59m | 2:15AM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 |
 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | 5:17 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 1716 | 1491 | 1289 | 1067 | 1067 | 933 | 886 | 711 | 545 | 606 | 623 | 1170 | 1170 | 1155 | 1155 | 1141 | 1112 | 1014 | 949 | 818 | 807 | 752 | 647 | 553 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | S 18 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 9 | 44 | 149 | 214 | 270 | 356 | 352 | 6 | 11 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | S 19 | — | — | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 4 |
| kJ | 950 | 572 | 289 | 210 | 161 | 121 | 79 | 55 | 58 | 40 | 30 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
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