Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (04 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 4AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 03). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (04 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (04 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, strong winds from the NNW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 4 | Friday 5 | Saturday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SW 13 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 343 | 512 | 325 | 128 | 158 | 63 | 299 | 361 | 525 | 676 | 1104 | 1099 | 1180 | 1083 | 1270 | 43 | 1611 | 1477 | 1270 | 327 | 441 | 509 | 510 | 710 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:38PM3.10m | 12:00PM2.89m | 00:17AM3.03m | 12:42PM2.80m | 1:00AM2.94m | 1:29PM2.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:55AM0.76m | 6:10PM0.71m | 6:37AM0.82m | 6:51PM0.79m | 7:23AM0.86m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 343 | 512 | 325 | 128 | 158 | 63 | 44 | 44 | 25 | 19 | 20 | 98 | 128 | 128 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 39 | 783 | 508 | 413 | 378 | 354 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 16 | W 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | — | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 64 | 26 | 18 | 81 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 28 | 44 | 10 | 4 | — | 16 | 15 | 327 | 441 | 37 | 23 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | N 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | W 9 | N 12 | N 12 | WSW 14 | — | — | SW 13 | WSW 11 | — | SW 10 | SW 9 | — | — | W 20 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 11 | 3 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | — | — | 28 | 11 | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | 8 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | NW 7 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 82 | 12 | 17 | 35 | 94 | 218 | 299 | 361 | 525 | 676 | 1104 | 1099 | 1180 | 1083 | 1270 | 1388 | 1611 | 1477 | 1270 | — | — | 509 | 510 | 710 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 90 | 71 | 7 | 97 | 189 | 195 | 71 | 97 | 97 | 71 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 162 | 71 | 97 | 97 | 90 | 97 | 196 | 196 | 190 |
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