Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (07 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 11PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.5m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Sat night, light winds from the WNW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 18 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WSW 9 | W 8 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 90 | 144 | 527 | 462 | 405 | 347 | 315 | 300 | 280 | 300 | 446 | 540 | 531 | 2931 | 2148 | 1431 | 724 | 341 | 384 |
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 | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:53PM2.70m | 4:26AM2.71m | 5:26PM2.72m | 5:56AM2.72m | 6:49PM2.88m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:16PM1.02m | 10:50AM0.95m | 11:44PM1.00m | 12:22PM0.89m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 18 | SW 15 | NW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | NW 10 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 90 | 144 | 373 | 462 | 44 | 347 | 315 | 300 | 280 | 300 | 446 | 540 | 531 | 220 | 2148 | 631 | 724 | 575 | 422 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | S 10 | WSW 19 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | NW 10 | W 8 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 20 | 46 | 46 | 44 | 12 | 44 | 42 | 38 | 63 | 170 | 273 | 356 | 8 | 205 | 417 | 249 | 863 | 341 | 384 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SW 20 | WSW 18 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | WSW 18 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 19 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 34 | 70 | 72 | 37 | 37 | 39 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 184 | 268 | 299 | 180 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 10 | — | WNW 9 | — | — | — | N 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | NNW 9 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | W 7 |
| kJ | 10 | 45 | 527 | — | 405 | — | — | — | 10 | 18 | — | — | 1324 | 2931 | 1385 | 1431 | — | — | 215 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 97 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 43 | 71 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 93 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 110 | 97 |
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