Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 4AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1700 | 1090 | 979 | 1657 | 1606 | 1302 | 1145 | 1108 | 969 | 857 | 754 | 660 | 553 | 447 | 380 | 319 | 313 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:58PM2.78m | 8:17AM2.73m | 8:39PM2.93m | 8:59AM2.86m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:12AM0.93m | 2:30PM0.79m | 2:52AM0.80m | 3:09PM0.66m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 1700 | 1090 | 979 | 1657 | 1606 | 1302 | 1145 | 1108 | 969 | 857 | 754 | 660 | 553 | 447 | 380 | 319 | 313 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | SSE 4 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 4 | 256 | 690 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 7 | S 4 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 2 |
| kJ | 20 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 154 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
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