Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (30 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 6AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Mon night, calm by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 494 | 494 | 494 | 509 | 508 | 456 | 463 | 456 | 450 | 352 | 342 | 342 | 299 | 299 | 299 | 249 | 249 | 215 | 167 | 157 | 122 | 101 | 103 | 80 |
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 | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:35PM3.10m | 9:55AM2.97m | 10:10PM3.16m | 10:31AM3.02m | 10:46PM3.20m | 11:06AM3.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:48AM0.70m | 4:04PM0.60m | 4:23AM0.67m | 4:39PM0.57m | 4:59AM0.65m | 5:15PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 494 | 494 | 494 | 509 | 508 | 456 | 463 | 456 | 450 | 352 | 342 | 342 | 299 | 299 | 299 | 249 | 249 | 215 | 167 | 157 | 122 | 101 | 103 | 80 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 19 | S 19 | — | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 17 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | — | S 12 | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | 27 | 27 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 160 | 124 | 69 | 40 | 26 | 14 | 14 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 0 |
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