Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 1AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 15ft (4.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 16ft (5.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1255 | 1169 | 1165 | 719 | 767 | 870 | 2414 | 4031 | 9316 | 13102 | 10774 | 8319 | 6228 | 4757 | 3578 | 2866 | 2285 | 1775 | 1548 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:10PM2.53m | 6:31AM2.50m | 7:10PM2.64m | 7:29AM2.60m | 7:58PM2.78m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:26AM1.15m | 12:50PM1.02m | 1:26AM1.05m | 1:45PM0.92m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | -1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 14 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 469 | 295 | 274 | 719 | 497 | 475 | 2414 | 368 | 3663 | 12 | 58 | 64 | 6228 | 4757 | 3578 | 2866 | 2285 | 1775 | 1548 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | WSW 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 193 | 63 | 227 | 767 | 633 | 408 | 192 | — | — | 87 | 163 | 79 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 19 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 36 | — | 320 | 659 | 870 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | — | WNW 8 | — | — | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 1255 | 1169 | 1165 | — | 374 | — | — | 4031 | 9316 | 13102 | 10774 | 8319 | — | 82 | 74 | 108 | 90 | 66 | 58 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 97 | 97 | 196 | 90 | 90 | 97 | 189 | 265 | 195 | 189 | 150 | 50 | 3 | 22 | 26 | 30 | 25 | 25 |
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