Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (14 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 6PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 14). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue night, min 12°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | W 11 | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 8 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 323 | 373 | 260 | 375 | 298 | 883 | 789 | 3702 | 3855 | 4779 | 4386 | 4014 | 3691 | 3452 | 3099 | 3243 | 3436 | 2976 | 2817 | 2675 | 1275 | 1024 | 770 | 891 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:18AM3.23m | 9:44PM3.50m | 10:09AM3.33m | 10:33PM3.58m | 10:57AM3.35m | 11:20PM3.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:32PM0.27m | 3:59AM0.26m | 4:20PM0.18m | 4:48AM0.20m | 5:07PM0.17m | 5:36AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 |
 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | 5:21 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 323 | 169 | 231 | 375 | 242 | 883 | 789 | 3702 | 3855 | 4779 | 4386 | 4014 | 3691 | 3452 | 3099 | 3243 | 1310 | 2976 | 2817 | 1220 | 1275 | 1024 | 742 | 886 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | W 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 140 | 37 | 120 | 139 | 298 | 368 | 705 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | — | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 31 | 38 | 77 | 84 | 180 | — | 336 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | — | W 15 | — | W 7 | WSW 15 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 76 | 373 | 260 | 178 | 151 | 131 | 75 | — | 57 | 44 | — | — | — | — | 68 | — | 3436 | — | 303 | 2675 | 311 | 526 | 770 | 891 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 97 | 209 | 97 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 0 | 4 | 97 | 93 | 60 | 54 | 71 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 202 | 210 | 210 | 215 | 190 | 152 | 97 |
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