Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 12AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.0m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu morning, strong winds from the N by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2840 | 1159 | 1028 | 2378 | 2171 | 2244 | 2109 | 1997 | 1883 | 1730 | 915 | 796 | 1511 | 1359 | 1217 | 1085 | 901 | 768 | 734 |
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 | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:12PM2.86m | 8:35AM2.81m | 8:50PM3.03m | 9:12AM2.97m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:06PM0.81m | 2:28AM0.76m | 2:45PM0.62m | 3:04AM0.58m | 3:20PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 1130 | 1159 | 1028 | 2378 | 603 | 2244 | 2109 | 1997 | 1883 | 1730 | 915 | 796 | 1511 | 1359 | 1217 | 1085 | 901 | 768 | 734 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — | — | — | — | W 18 | — | S 18 | S 18 | WSW 17 | S 5 | S 5 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | 6 | 6 | 57 | 15 | 15 | 102 | 102 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 6 | 120 | 112 | 9 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | W 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 14 | NW 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2840 | 362 | 426 | 447 | 2171 | 327 | 255 | 1668 | 49 | 235 | 269 | 276 | 291 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 262 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 221 | 210 | 202 | 196 | 264 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 7 | 4 |
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