Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 6AM is: 2.5m 17s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue night, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 298 | 883 | 792 | 3640 | 3855 | 4779 | 4386 | 4270 | 3765 | 3452 | 3099 | 3238 | 3428 | 2976 | 2612 | 2478 | 2478 | 1145 | 899 | 886 | 1244 | 1389 | 1953 | 1953 |
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 | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:44PM3.50m | 10:09AM3.33m | 10:33PM3.58m | 10:57AM3.35m | 11:20PM3.56m | 11:43AM3.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:59AM0.26m | 4:20PM0.18m | 4:48AM0.20m | 5:07PM0.17m | 5:36AM0.22m | 5:53PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 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 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 288 | 883 | 792 | 3640 | 3855 | 4779 | 4386 | 4270 | 3765 | 3452 | 3099 | 3238 | 1310 | 2976 | 2612 | 1220 | 1091 | 1145 | 899 | 886 | 1244 | 1389 | 1953 | 1953 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 298 | 368 | 705 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 845 | 1145 | 298 | 259 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | — | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 180 | — | 336 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 19 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 151 | 127 | 99 | 73 | 65 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3428 | — | — | 2478 | 2478 | 336 | 657 | 715 | 655 | 527 | — | 336 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 71 | 71 | 71 | 0 | 97 | 97 | 93 | 0 | 71 | 71 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 202 | 215 | 221 | 229 | 190 | 190 | 97 | 60 | 97 | 229 | 97 |
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