Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (04 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 10AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 04). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s 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 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun afternoon, near gales from the ESE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tue 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 10 | NW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 40 | 79 | 229 | 675 | 762 | 898 | 1267 | 3037 | 2152 | 1572 | 653 | 942 | 340 | 551 | 449 | 730 | 1318 | 2223 | 2373 | 1858 | 3456 | 3847 | 4108 | 3706 |
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-off | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 12:21PM2.97m | 00:36AM3.13m | 1:00PM2.91m | 1:15AM3.05m | 1:43PM2.84m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:16AM0.65m | 6:29PM0.62m | 6:57AM0.66m | 7:10PM0.69m | 7:39AM0.68m | 7:54PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | 5:14 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | -1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 7 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WSW 19 | NW 10 | WSW 18 | W 10 | WSW 17 | NNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | W 13 | SSE 9 | WSW 14 | N 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 40 | 73 | 105 | 675 | 762 | 898 | 1267 | 210 | 2152 | 249 | 653 | 443 | 331 | 551 | 449 | 730 | 1318 | 2223 | 1507 | 1858 | 1225 | 3847 | 4108 | 3706 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 17 | W 22 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | NE 4 | WSW 18 | WSW 15 | WSW 18 | W 11 | W 10 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | — | WSW 13 | S 9 | WSW 16 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 39 | 79 | 229 | 29 | 9 | 38 | 75 | 4 | 251 | 89 | 443 | 58 | 138 | 222 | 136 | 327 | 704 | — | 2373 | 661 | 3456 | 791 | 534 | 380 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | WNW 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | SW 16 | WSW 16 | — | NW 14 | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | WSW 18 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | — |
| kJ | 33 | 20 | 44 | 7 | — | 10 | 26 | — | 7 | — | — | — | 302 | 481 | 422 | 417 | — | — | — | 1062 | 316 | 149 | 73 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | W 9 | — | — | SE 4 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | NNE 7 | N 9 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | E 4 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 61 | 63 | 90 | 229 | 481 | 415 | 674 | 3037 | 1758 | 1572 | 535 | 942 | 340 | — | — | 45 | 650 | 1702 | 48 | 987 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 93 | 97 | 97 | 109 | 116 | 146 | 97 | 90 | 71 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 264 | 265 | 71 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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