Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (02 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 8PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 21s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun night, min 7°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 9 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 638 | 446 | 646 | 262 | 258 | 400 | 667 | 1114 | 1310 | 1449 | 1532 | 1169 | 1310 | 1704 | 1933 | 2249 | 1289 | 811 | 840 | 1960 | 1676 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 11:55AM3.14m | 00:08AM3.29m | 12:31PM3.10m | 00:44AM3.20m | 1:10PM3.02m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:04PM0.43m | 6:28AM0.45m | 6:42PM0.52m | 7:07AM0.51m | 7:24PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 9 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | S 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 638 | 446 | 646 | 262 | 130 | 84 | 342 | 694 | 885 | 975 | 1081 | 1133 | 1094 | 838 | 5 | 452 | 1289 | 702 | 574 | 1960 | 1676 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | WSW 12 | SSE 11 | SW 12 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | S 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 20 | WSW 20 |
| kJ | 24 | 129 | 23 | 135 | 170 | 239 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | 5 | 666 | 811 | 840 | 30 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 11 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 |
| kJ | 5 | 40 | 69 | 67 | 22 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 100 | — | — | — | 258 | 400 | 667 | 1114 | 1310 | 1449 | 1532 | 1169 | 1310 | 1704 | 1933 | 2249 | 54 | 504 | 441 | 310 | 243 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 30 | 97 | 36 | 30 | 60 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 230 | 262 | 190 | 190 | 317 | 60 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22 |
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