Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 3AM is: 1.6m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SE on Fri night, gales from the SE by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 616 | 1302 | 1471 | 2277 | 2599 | 3037 | 2615 | 2325 | 3184 | 2136 | 2682 | 2682 | 3046 | 3987 | 3746 | 3168 | 3197 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:58PM3.54m | 11:19AM3.33m | 11:38PM3.43m | 11:58AM3.23m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:13AM0.14m | 5:28PM0.18m | 5:55AM0.22m | 6:08PM0.32m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 | -2 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 616 | 1302 | 1471 | 2277 | 2599 | 3037 | 2615 | 2325 | 3184 | 2136 | 2682 | 2682 | 2417 | 2516 | 2324 | 2261 | 2261 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 95 | 69 | 69 | 22 | — | — | 150 | 187 | 192 | 217 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 292 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 46 | 58 | 53 | 53 | 22 | — | 8 | 11 | 75 | 378 | 1041 | 2100 | 3046 | 3987 | 3746 | 3168 | 3197 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 30 | 30 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 30 | 26 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 165 | 146 | 146 | 165 |
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