Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 9AM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue night, min 8°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the N by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 10 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1155 | 1067 | 1112 | 1083 | 840 | 818 | 807 | 656 | 647 | 553 | 413 | 390 | 323 | 236 | 189 | 125 | 1050 | 728 | 569 | 481 | 361 | 321 | 294 | 841 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:18AM2.93m | 8:01PM3.13m | 8:23AM3.09m | 8:54PM3.34m | 9:18AM3.23m | 9:44PM3.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:13AM0.75m | 1:42PM0.59m | 2:15AM0.56m | 2:40PM0.42m | 3:09AM0.38m | 3:32PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | 5:19 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 |
| kJ | 1155 | 1067 | 1112 | 1083 | 840 | 818 | 807 | 656 | 647 | 553 | 413 | 390 | 323 | 236 | 189 | 125 | 1050 | 728 | 569 | 136 | 138 | 156 | 294 | 841 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | — | WNW 7 | W 23 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 20 | W 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 15 | 11 | 123 | 116 | 111 | 38 | 96 | 235 | 294 | 289 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 23 | SW 22 | WSW 20 | W 11 | WSW 20 | SW 18 | NW 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 18 | 40 | 9 | 76 | 84 | 30 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | NNW 7 | WNW 9 | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 9 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 15 | 40 | 113 | 139 | 275 | 384 | 913 | 893 | — | — | 481 | 361 | 321 | 139 | 151 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 221 | 259 | 199 | 199 | 208 | 97 | 97 | 16 | 22 | 71 | 90 | 97 | 97 |
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