Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (11 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 1PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the NE by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1143 | 942 | 814 | 700 | 615 | 1199 | 1054 | 975 | 899 | 732 | 630 | 638 | 740 | 859 | 784 | 845 | 702 | 682 | 499 | 1358 | 978 | 892 | 857 | 845 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:25AM2.82m | 6:12PM2.78m | 6:27AM2.91m | 7:17PM2.96m | 7:31AM3.03m | 8:13PM3.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:52AM0.65m | 00:25AM0.73m | 12:56PM0.53m | 1:29AM0.57m | 1:55PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 7 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 1143 | 942 | 814 | 700 | 615 | 1199 | 1054 | 975 | 899 | 732 | 630 | 638 | 198 | 859 | 784 | 845 | 702 | 682 | 491 | 1358 | 978 | 892 | 857 | 845 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 19 | SSE 10 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | WSW 18 | SSE 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 72 | 19 | 273 | 344 | 427 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 13 | 62 | 11 | 740 | 109 | 53 | 25 | 273 | 348 | 499 | 113 | 106 | 95 | 109 | 122 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | WSW 18 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 13 | — | WSW 20 | — | — | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 6 | S 4 | SSE 4 | — | W 24 | W 24 | WSW 22 | WSW 21 |
| kJ | 20 | 65 | 9 | 18 | 9 | 29 | — | 38 | — | — | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 6 | — | 11 | 11 | 47 | 90 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 66 | 213 | 282 | 378 | 431 | 366 | — | 9 | 23 | 28 | 22 | — | — | — | — | 150 | 140 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 150 | 60 | 30 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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