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) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 1PM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.0m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu morning, strong winds from the N by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2171 | 2244 | 2109 | 1997 | 2078 | 1005 | 1877 | 796 | 1511 | 1488 | 1295 | 1085 | 887 | 861 | 814 | 508 | 712 | 1488 | 2096 | 3011 | 2778 | 1985 | 1331 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 8:35AM2.81m | 8:50PM3.03m | 9:12AM2.97m | 9:26PM3.18m | 9:47AM3.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:28AM0.76m | 2:45PM0.62m | 3:04AM0.58m | 3:20PM0.45m | 3:39AM0.42m | 3:54PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 2171 | 2244 | 2109 | 1997 | 2078 | 1005 | 1877 | 359 | 1511 | 1488 | 1295 | 1085 | 887 | 861 | 814 | 508 | 712 | 321 | 316 | 316 | 250 | 225 | 219 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 18 | — | — | — | — | W 18 | WSW 13 | S 18 | S 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | S 12 | W 24 | W 24 | W 23 | W 23 |
| kJ | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 796 | 6 | 6 | 57 | 120 | 112 | 102 | 102 | 129 | 147 | 43 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | S 12 | — | W 24 | S 11 | S 11 | W 23 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 162 | 128 | 11 | — | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 14 | NW 5 | W 7 | W 7 | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 394 | 346 | 286 | 1668 | 53 | 261 | 388 | — | 345 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 54 | 1488 | 2096 | 3011 | 2778 | 1985 | 1331 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 97 | 97 | 97 | 221 | 209 | 202 | 97 | 97 | 189 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 93 | 97 | 259 | 259 | 249 | 97 | 208 |
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