Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (23 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 10PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sat morning, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NW 7 | WSW 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 922 | 630 | 578 | 423 | 320 | 245 | 526 | 435 | 1662 | 1252 | 903 | 935 | 1052 | 2522 | 8439 | 12505 | 13460 | 11924 | 9488 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:49PM2.49m | 5:20AM2.47m | 6:10PM2.53m | 6:31AM2.50m | 7:10PM2.64m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:07PM1.17m | 11:39AM1.07m | 00:26AM1.15m | 12:50PM1.02m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 17 | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 922 | 630 | 578 | 423 | 73 | 245 | 371 | 435 | 531 | 295 | 274 | 320 | 675 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 47 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 13 | W 9 | W 20 | WSW 12 | WSW 9 | WSW 17 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 55 | 320 | 50 | 108 | 220 | 8 | 193 | 143 | 255 | 218 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 36 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 43 | 62 | 83 | 36 | 59 | 199 | 526 | 645 | 1662 | 1252 | 903 | 935 | 1052 | 2522 | 8439 | 12505 | 13460 | 11924 | 9488 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 97 | 97 | 97 | 71 | 97 | 97 | 208 | 208 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 202 | 97 | 259 | 196 | 195 | 189 | 189 | 90 |
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