Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 8PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue morning, strong winds from the NNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 553 | 394 | 380 | 373 | 319 | 313 | 313 | 313 | 308 | 308 | 316 | 874 | 915 | 929 | 863 | 779 | 690 | 634 | 553 | 479 | 749 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:59AM2.86m | 9:16PM3.06m | 9:37AM2.98m | 9:51PM3.18m | 10:12AM3.07m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:09PM0.66m | 3:28AM0.68m | 3:45PM0.55m | 4:04AM0.58m | 4:19PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 553 | 394 | 380 | 373 | 319 | 313 | 313 | 313 | 308 | 308 | 316 | 874 | 915 | 929 | 863 | 779 | 690 | 634 | 553 | 479 | 318 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 19 |
| kJ | 2 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 63 | 110 | 220 | 264 | — | — | — | — | 62 | 62 | — | 86 | 145 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 21 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 88 | 50 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 2 | — | — | NNE 2 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 18 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 37 | 41 | 42 | 53 | 42 | 130 | 295 | 749 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 93 | 7 | 7 | 97 | 7 | 7 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 249 | 199 |
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