
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 6PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| 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 9°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Fri 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
508 | 456 | 463 | 456 | 450 | 352 | 342 | 342 | 299 | 299 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 172 | 167 | 157 | 154 | 101 | 103 | 79 | 82 | 82 | 80 | 64 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:55AM2.97m | 10:10PM3.16m | 10:31AM3.02m | 10:46PM3.20m | 11:06AM3.03m | 11:21PM3.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:04PM0.60m | 4:23AM0.67m | 4:39PM0.57m | 4:59AM0.65m | 5:15PM0.56m | 5:37AM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | |
— | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 |
508 | 456 | 463 | 456 | 450 | 352 | 342 | 342 | 299 | 299 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 172 | 167 | 157 | 154 | 101 | 103 | 79 | 82 | 82 | 80 | 64 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
29 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | 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 | S 9 | SW 18 | S 8 | SW 16 |
— | — | 7 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NW 3 |
23 | 15 | 14 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 16 |
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