Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 4AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 6.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat night, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat night, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10623 | 7758 | 6056 | 4757 | 3811 | 3135 | 2530 | 2056 | 1700 | 1090 | 1018 | 1657 | 1606 | 1400 | 1118 | 1002 | 872 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:10PM2.64m | 7:29AM2.60m | 7:58PM2.78m | 8:17AM2.73m | 8:39PM2.93m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:26AM1.05m | 1:45PM0.92m | 2:12AM0.93m | 2:30PM0.79m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 10623 | 7758 | 6056 | 4757 | 3811 | 3135 | 2530 | 2056 | 1700 | 1090 | 1018 | 1657 | 1606 | 1400 | 1118 | 1002 | 872 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | — | 99 | 66 | 30 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 256 | 604 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | — | — | — | S 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 199 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 3 |
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