Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (24 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 8AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 23). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (24 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (24 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue night, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed night, gales from the SSE by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 431 | 368 | 323 | 268 | 264 | 186 | 183 | 180 | 183 | 197 | 297 | 352 | 450 | 1332 | 2663 | 4069 | 3851 | 4622 | 4804 | 5541 | 5706 | 3463 | 2203 | 2049 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:01AM2.62m | 5:42PM2.57m | 6:06AM2.60m | 6:47PM2.64m | 7:04AM2.63m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:47PM1.00m | 11:21AM0.91m | 11:56PM1.02m | 12:25PM0.89m | 1:00AM0.97m | 1:21PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -3 | -2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 431 | 368 | 68 | 113 | 239 | 526 | 527 | 481 | 573 | 708 | 602 | 562 | 433 | 690 | 1491 | 2021 | 1927 | 1605 | 1605 | 1459 | 1217 | 1197 | 1027 | 952 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | WNW 7 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 53 | 11 | 323 | 268 | 264 | 186 | 183 | 180 | 183 | 197 | 297 | 352 | 450 | 181 | 81 | 32 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | S 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | W 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | — | 21 | 167 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | N 8 | ENE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 19 | 54 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 431 | 52 | 5 | 8 | 61 | 44 | 14 | 427 | 1332 | 2663 | 4069 | 3851 | 4622 | 4804 | 5541 | 5706 | 3463 | 2203 | 2049 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 71 | 195 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 36 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 |
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