Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (06 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 5PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 3.5m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon night, gales from the SSE by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thu 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2362 | 1914 | 3369 | 3456 | 3309 | 3001 | 2850 | 2613 | 2034 | 1546 | 1244 | 1111 | 822 | 752 | 710 | 607 | 773 | 657 | 875 | 1543 | 2488 | 2794 | 2385 | 3560 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:43PM2.84m | 1:59AM2.97m | 2:30PM2.77m | 2:47AM2.88m | 3:21PM2.72m | 3:42AM2.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:39AM0.68m | 7:54PM0.76m | 8:23AM0.71m | 8:43PM0.84m | 9:11AM0.75m | 9:37PM0.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  | | |  | | |  | | | | |  | | |  | | | | | |
 | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 |
 | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
mm | 7 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -2 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | S 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 2362 | 1914 | 3369 | 3456 | 3309 | 3001 | 2850 | 2613 | 2034 | 1546 | 1244 | 1111 | 822 | 470 | 710 | 607 | 517 | 336 | 295 | 417 | 589 | 646 | 592 | 870 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | WSW 18 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | WSW 14 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 135 | 1062 | 1094 | 826 | 505 | 301 | 232 | 206 | 176 | 85 | 60 | 32 | 18 | 752 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 51 | 43 | 126 | 207 | 267 | 355 | 281 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | S 7 | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | W 21 | SW 20 | WSW 20 | SW 19 | — | — | — | W 24 | W 24 |
| kJ | — | 138 | 212 | 309 | 257 | 218 | 131 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 18 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 37 | 95 | — | — | — | 11 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | — | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 587 | 1011 | 1985 | — | — | — | — | 77 | 49 | 57 | 67 | 100 | 319 | — | 539 | 439 | 773 | 657 | 875 | 1543 | 2488 | 2794 | 2385 | 3560 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 190 | 22 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 35 | 60 | 35 | 60 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 146 |
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