
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (01 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 6AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (01 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Friday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
450 | 352 | 342 | 342 | 299 | 299 | 299 | 249 | 249 | 172 | 167 | 157 | 154 | 101 | 103 | 79 | 82 | 80 | 64 | 64 | 62 | 44 | 40 | 50 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | 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 | 10:10PM3.16m | 10:31AM3.02m | 10:46PM3.20m | 11:06AM3.03m | 11:21PM3.21m | 11:43AM3.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:23AM0.67m | 4:39PM0.57m | 4:59AM0.65m | 5:15PM0.56m | 5:37AM0.64m | 5:51PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 |
450 | 352 | 342 | 342 | 299 | 299 | 299 | 249 | 249 | 172 | 167 | 157 | 154 | 101 | 103 | 79 | 82 | 80 | 64 | 64 | 62 | 44 | 40 | 50 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 10 |
1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 19 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | — | — | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 18 | S 8 | SW 4 | — | WSW 16 | — | — |
5 | 18 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 1 | — | 25 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | — | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 24 | 37 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 43 | 90 | 116 |
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