Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 8AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 444 | 451 | 553 | 759 | 801 | 730 | 759 | 768 | 759 | 759 | 749 | 624 | 523 | 480 | 666 | 612 | 612 | 697 | 649 | 768 | 749 | 683 | 752 | 845 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:42AM2.67m | 7:21PM2.87m | 7:49AM2.79m | 8:18PM3.01m | 8:45AM2.94m | 9:07PM3.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:29AM0.92m | 1:00PM0.88m | 1:40AM0.74m | 2:05PM0.69m | 2:35AM0.53m | 2:57PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 444 | 451 | 553 | 759 | 801 | 730 | 759 | 768 | 759 | 759 | 749 | 624 | 523 | 480 | 666 | 612 | 612 | 697 | 649 | 768 | 749 | 683 | 752 | 845 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WNW 7 | S 10 | S 9 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 64 | 131 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 182 | 124 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 52 | 70 | 60 | 56 | 56 | 62 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | S 10 | NW 7 | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | — | S 10 | W 12 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | — | 2 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 7 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WSW 4 | NNW 6 | W 4 | W 4 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 14 | — | — | — | 8 | 90 | 328 | 482 | 540 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 259 | 97 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 259 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 30 | 25 | 25 |
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