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) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 1AM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.5m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 17). 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) | 6ft (1.8m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri night, min 11°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | 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 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1626 | 1428 | 1428 | 1428 | 1409 | 1208 | 1208 | 1191 | 961 | 936 | 1955 | 1955 | 1754 | 1524 | 1321 | 1289 | 1415 | 2386 | 1924 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:05AM3.46m | 12:28PM3.18m | 00:48AM3.29m | 1:12PM3.03m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:53PM0.24m | 6:23AM0.30m | 6:37PM0.38m | 7:09AM0.43m | 7:23PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 1626 | 1428 | 1428 | 1428 | 1409 | 1208 | 1208 | 1191 | 961 | 936 | 1955 | 1955 | 1754 | 1524 | 1321 | 1289 | 393 | 2386 | 1924 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 24 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | S 22 | S 23 | S 22 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | NW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 286 | 508 | 40 | 40 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1415 | 978 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 23 | S 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 21 | NW 11 | S 20 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 5 | 7 |
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 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 751 | 899 | 1089 | 1064 | 941 | 941 | 973 | 919 | 857 | 816 | 759 | 722 | 816 | 926 | 866 | 612 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 221 | 221 | 221 | 229 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 190 | 189 | 221 | 221 | 162 | 131 | 60 | 97 | 3 | 0 |
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