Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 2PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue night, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 862 | 850 | 721 | 710 | 653 | 634 | 624 | 536 | 528 | 520 | 512 | 630 | 286 | 262 | 345 | 431 | 431 | 315 | 216 | 136 | 149 |
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 | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:56PM2.86m | 2:15AM2.87m | 2:43PM2.70m | 3:05AM2.68m | 3:37PM2.56m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:52AM0.58m | 8:09PM0.75m | 8:37AM0.74m | 8:58PM0.93m | 9:25AM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NNW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 862 | 850 | 721 | 710 | 653 | 634 | 624 | 536 | 528 | 520 | 512 | 10 | 286 | 196 | 149 | 144 | 94 | 93 | 93 | 136 | 103 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNE 4 | N 5 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | SSE 4 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 51 | 50 | 63 | 57 | 93 | 149 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | NNW 11 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | NNW 11 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | S 13 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 30 | 29 | 11 | 28 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 35 | 35 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 55 | 55 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | W 3 | WSW 13 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 111 | 68 | 53 | 52 | 31 | 21 | 12 | 7 | — | — | 5 | 630 | 175 | 262 | 345 | 431 | 431 | 315 | 216 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 93 | 97 | 110 | 97 | 97 | 93 | 71 | 150 | 20 | 3 | 0 |
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