Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (07 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 6AM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 06). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (07 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (07 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue morning, gales from the SSE by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3309 | 3001 | 2850 | 2423 | 2034 | 1626 | 1447 | 1227 | 1028 | 799 | 626 | 821 | 693 | 456 | 382 | 498 | 1255 | 2518 | 4004 | 4522 | 4168 | 4085 | 4990 | 5810 |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:59AM2.97m | 2:30PM2.77m | 2:47AM2.88m | 3:21PM2.72m | 3:42AM2.82m | 4:23PM2.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:54PM0.76m | 8:23AM0.71m | 8:43PM0.84m | 9:11AM0.75m | 9:37PM0.90m | 10:05AM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -1 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 3309 | 3001 | 2850 | 2423 | 2034 | 1626 | 1447 | 1227 | 1028 | 799 | 626 | 486 | 406 | 394 | 382 | 481 | 774 | 698 | 698 | 1721 | 2325 | 2034 | 1700 | 1538 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 20 | SW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | — | — | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 |
| kJ | 586 | 402 | 286 | 262 | 171 | 113 | 60 | 43 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 95 | 126 | 207 | 267 | 252 | — | — | 90 | 150 | 336 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | NNW 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | W 21 | SW 20 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | W 24 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 301 | 264 | 196 | 118 | 70 | 35 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | 9 | 16 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 8 | — | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | — | 533 | — | 154 | 80 | 55 | 48 | 77 | 106 | 130 | 547 | 821 | 693 | 456 | 292 | 498 | 1255 | 2518 | 4004 | 4522 | 4168 | 4085 | 4990 | 5810 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 30 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 35 | 49 | 60 | 35 | 30 | 60 | 146 | 154 | 146 | 165 | 146 | 146 | 165 |
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