Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 8PM is: 1.7m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 22s secondary swell from a South direction, 2.5m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | 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 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1208 | 1191 | 961 | 1001 | 1775 | 1955 | 1932 | 1371 | 1321 | 1433 | 1415 | 2200 | 1689 | 1356 | 1319 | 1175 | 969 | 850 | 814 | 662 | 653 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:28PM3.18m | 00:48AM3.29m | 1:12PM3.03m | 1:31AM3.08m | 1:56PM2.86m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:23AM0.30m | 6:37PM0.38m | 7:09AM0.43m | 7:23PM0.55m | 7:52AM0.58m | 8:09PM0.75m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | 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 |
| kJ | 1208 | 1191 | 961 | 1001 | 1775 | 1955 | 1932 | 1371 | 1321 | 1433 | 1415 | 2200 | 1689 | 1356 | 1319 | 1175 | 969 | 850 | 814 | 662 | 653 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 24 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | S 22 | S 23 | S 22 | S 21 | S 21 | WSW 16 | WSW 8 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | S 19 | S 19 |
| kJ | — | 11 | 286 | 508 | 40 | 40 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 892 | 331 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 55 | 49 | 11 | 11 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 23 | S 23 | — | — | — | — | — | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | S 20 | S 20 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 11 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 34 | 33 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 30 | 11 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 1197 | 996 | 857 | 733 | 836 | 795 | 836 | 1047 | 887 | 527 | — | 7 | 10 | 30 | 43 | 100 | 87 | 42 | 32 | 43 | 42 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 221 | 229 | 221 | 190 | 221 | 221 | 162 | 150 | 60 | 33 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
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