Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 3PM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1469 | 1433 | 1415 | 2200 | 1537 | 1356 | 1191 | 996 | 969 | 850 | 814 | 710 | 653 | 634 | 624 | 536 | 528 | 520 | 512 | 512 | 341 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:12PM3.03m | 1:31AM3.08m | 1:56PM2.86m | 2:15AM2.87m | 2:43PM2.70m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:09AM0.43m | 7:23PM0.55m | 7:52AM0.58m | 8:09PM0.75m | 8:37AM0.74m | 8:58PM0.93m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 1469 | 1433 | 1415 | 2200 | 1537 | 1356 | 1191 | 996 | 969 | 850 | 814 | 710 | 653 | 634 | 624 | 536 | 528 | 520 | 512 | 512 | 341 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | WSW 16 | WSW 7 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | SSE 6 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | SSE 6 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | S 19 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 |
| kJ | 9 | 1016 | 280 | 5 | 12 | 58 | 12 | 11 | 64 | 11 | 11 | 29 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 32 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 21 | S 21 | NNW 11 | S 19 | NNW 11 | S 19 | S 19 | NNW 11 | S 19 | S 19 | NNW 11 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | NNW 10 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | 8 | 34 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 30 | 11 | 29 | 28 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 35 | 35 | 10 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 4 | — | — | NNW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 596 | 400 | — | 20 | 27 | 132 | 85 | 94 | 119 | 49 | 49 | 45 | 35 | 23 | 14 | 6 | — | — | 2 | 51 | 96 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 97 | 131 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 3 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 93 | 97 | 146 |
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