Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 2AM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue night, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1537 | 1356 | 1191 | 996 | 862 | 850 | 814 | 710 | 653 | 634 | 624 | 536 | 528 | 520 | 512 | 587 | 341 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:31AM3.08m | 1:56PM2.86m | 2:15AM2.87m | 2:43PM2.70m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:23PM0.55m | 7:52AM0.58m | 8:09PM0.75m | 8:37AM0.74m | 8:58PM0.93m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 1537 | 1356 | 1191 | 996 | 862 | 850 | 814 | 710 | 653 | 634 | 624 | 536 | 528 | 520 | 512 | 587 | 341 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | SSE 6 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 5 | N 5 | N 11 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | WSW 19 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | WSW 17 |
| kJ | 12 | 58 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 35 | 11 | 10 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | NNW 11 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | S 19 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 29 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 35 | 32 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 24 | 127 | 100 | 123 | 100 | 68 | 51 | 47 | 31 | 22 | 13 | 9 | — | — | — | 73 | 118 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 131 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 97 |
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