Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (25 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 12PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 2.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (25 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Jun) | 16ft (5.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly gales. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 293 | 352 | 450 | 1756 | 3066 | 3616 | 4860 | 5484 | 6893 | 6330 | 3050 | 2050 | 2931 | 4160 | 4564 | 4090 | 3451 | 2548 | 2272 | 1680 | 1518 | 1550 | 1428 | 1174 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:06AM2.60m | 6:47PM2.64m | 7:04AM2.63m | 7:38PM2.76m | 7:54AM2.71m | 8:21PM2.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:25PM0.89m | 1:00AM0.97m | 1:21PM0.83m | 1:51AM0.89m | 2:08PM0.76m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | 5:09 |
mm | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 6 | 3 | -2 | -4 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -2 | 0 | -1 | 1 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 534 | 414 | 321 | 1756 | 3066 | 2935 | 2286 | 2560 | 2239 | 1960 | 1866 | 1587 | 1280 | 1027 | 893 | 797 | 784 | 725 | 630 | 620 | 610 | 582 | 509 | 466 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WSW 14 | W 10 | WSW 14 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 293 | 352 | 245 | 379 | 47 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | W 10 | SW 14 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 8 | 450 | 125 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 13 | 3 | 46 | 527 | 1738 | 3616 | 4860 | 5484 | 6893 | 6330 | 3050 | 2050 | 2931 | 4160 | 4564 | 4090 | 3451 | 2548 | 2272 | 1680 | 1518 | 1550 | 1428 | 1174 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 60 | 146 | 146 | 152 | 150 | 150 | 152 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 146 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 30 |
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