Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (12 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 11PM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 740 | 859 | 784 | 845 | 702 | 682 | 499 | 1358 | 1245 | 892 | 857 | 845 | 822 | 702 | 672 | 643 | 624 | 536 | 491 | 414 | 402 | 768 | 604 | 589 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:17PM2.96m | 7:31AM3.03m | 8:13PM3.17m | 8:31AM3.16m | 9:05PM3.36m | 9:26AM3.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:56PM0.53m | 1:29AM0.57m | 1:55PM0.40m | 2:26AM0.42m | 2:50PM0.28m | 3:19AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — |
 | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 222 | 859 | 784 | 845 | 702 | 682 | 491 | 1358 | 1245 | 892 | 857 | 845 | 822 | 702 | 672 | 643 | 624 | 536 | 491 | 414 | 346 | 768 | 604 | 589 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 9 | W 24 | W 24 | W 8 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | W 24 |
| kJ | 740 | 120 | 52 | 25 | 273 | 348 | 499 | 135 | 11 | 11 | 33 | 90 | 89 | 152 | 216 | 207 | 356 | 443 | 464 | 412 | 402 | — | — | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | — | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 5 | S 5 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | WSW 22 | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | — | 2 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | 47 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 10 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | — | 8 | 19 | 24 | 17 | — | — | — | 122 | 109 | 53 | 100 | 123 | 157 | 170 | 188 | 170 | 170 | 200 | 190 | 209 | 213 | 212 | 233 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 49 | 30 | 25 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 60 | 7 | 60 | 60 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 259 | 221 | 210 | 264 | 202 | 196 | 97 | 97 | 221 |
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