Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (04 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 11PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 04). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Sat night, calm by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tue 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 682 | 834 | 1010 | 2000 | 1741 | 1537 | 1138 | 844 | 404 | 313 | 968 | 1271 | 1299 | 2733 | 2553 | 2536 | 3326 | 3549 | 3549 | 3560 | 3023 | 2580 | 2034 | 1568 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 12:21PM2.97m | 00:36AM3.13m | 1:00PM2.91m | 1:15AM3.05m | 1:43PM2.84m | 1:59AM2.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:29PM0.62m | 6:57AM0.66m | 7:10PM0.69m | 7:39AM0.68m | 7:54PM0.76m | 8:23AM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — |
 | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 |
mm | — | — | 1 | 7 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WSW 17 | W 9 | W 8 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 682 | 834 | 1010 | 2000 | 1741 | 1537 | 1138 | 443 | 404 | 313 | 968 | 1271 | 1299 | 2733 | 2553 | 2536 | 3326 | 3549 | 3549 | 3560 | 3023 | 2580 | 2034 | 1568 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 22 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | N 8 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 11 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | — | N 7 | N 9 | N 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 40 | 75 | 210 | 326 | 249 | 443 | 58 | 222 | 193 | 428 | 422 | 746 | — | 62 | 645 | 1334 | 808 | 547 | 378 | 268 | 228 | 140 | 83 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | WSW 18 | WSW 15 | — | — | WSW 16 | W 11 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | — | — | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | — | S 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | — | 26 | 26 | — | 283 | 89 | — | — | 302 | 223 | 94 | 67 | 58 | — | — | 589 | 442 | 229 | 86 | — | 23 | 11 | 8 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | NW 9 | — | — | — | E 3 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 7 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 430 | 657 | 852 | 766 | — | — | — | 844 | — | — | — | 4 | 11 | 98 | 419 | 16 | — | — | — | 33 | 24 | 17 | 19 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 93 | 162 | 109 | 16 | 0 | 71 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 162 | 190 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 16 |
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