Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (22 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 9PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the SW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | WSW 6 | SW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 204 | 132 | 140 | 277 | 530 | 663 | 902 | 936 | 1026 | 630 | 504 | 423 | 320 | 383 | 483 | 817 | 816 | 805 | 1159 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 3:37PM2.56m | 4:06AM2.53m | 4:49PM2.49m | 5:20AM2.47m | 6:10PM2.53m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:56PM1.08m | 10:23AM1.02m | 11:07PM1.17m | 11:39AM1.07m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 4 |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 204 | 132 | 87 | 85 | 530 | 663 | 902 | 936 | 1026 | 630 | 504 | 423 | 320 | 383 | 377 | 379 | 783 | 640 | 218 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 6 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | W 20 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 93 | 93 | 140 | 277 | 59 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | 51 | 145 | 140 | — | 8 | 149 | 63 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | N 8 | N 7 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | WSW 19 | — |
| kJ | 57 | 55 | 82 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 36 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | — | — | W 4 | W 5 | W 6 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | — | — | 31 | 60 | 89 | 22 | 77 | 202 | 483 | 817 | 816 | 805 | 1159 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 60 | 71 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 25 | 259 | 97 | 97 | 71 | 97 | 97 | 322 | 97 | 97 |
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