Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 2AM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Sat morning, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 9 | W 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 7 | WSW 21 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2328 | 4416 | 6439 | 6659 | 5454 | 4460 | 3263 | 2233 | 1547 | 1114 | 833 | 723 | 581 | 478 | 592 | 386 | 646 | 158 | 170 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:00PM3.32m | 11:20AM3.15m | 11:34PM3.33m | 11:55AM3.14m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:53PM0.41m | 5:14AM0.44m | 5:28PM0.39m | 5:51AM0.42m | 6:04PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  |  |  |  | |  | | | | | |  | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 0 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 298 | — | — | 6659 | 5454 | 4460 | 3263 | 2233 | 1547 | 1114 | 833 | 723 | 581 | 478 | 592 | 386 | 646 | 158 | 121 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | W 22 | W 22 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | SSE 11 | SW 12 | SSE 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 70 | 25 | 14 | 24 | 149 | 22 | 135 | 130 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | S 15 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 5 | SSE 11 | WSW 19 | WSW 9 | WSW 21 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 4 | 25 | 25 | 5 | 39 | 69 | 71 | 170 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 11 | WSW 13 | W 13 | — | SE 4 | SE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 2328 | 4416 | 6439 | 5910 | — | 20 | 301 | 982 | 740 | 379 | 176 | — | — | — | 106 | 95 | — | — | 103 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 268 | 210 | 202 | 189 | 30 | 26 | 110 | 110 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 30 | 30 | 54 | 60 | 60 |
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