Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 5AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed night, min 9°C on Thu night). Mainly near gales. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SSE 9 | W 13 | SSE 9 | WSW 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | WSW 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 545 | 900 | 723 | 414 | 615 | 587 | 1752 | 1778 | 1997 | 2137 | 2468 | 2637 | 2655 | 2585 | 1771 | 1441 | 1261 | 870 | 640 | 379 | 243 | 483 | 421 | 414 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 00:47AM2.96m | 1:07PM3.02m | 1:25AM2.81m | 1:45PM2.87m | 2:08AM2.64m | 2:32PM2.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:04AM0.54m | 7:25PM0.75m | 7:41AM0.72m | 8:08PM0.91m | 8:23AM0.89m | 8:59PM1.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — |
mm | 3 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | -2 | -3 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 545 | 451 | 603 | 390 | 294 | 587 | 1752 | 1778 | 1997 | 2137 | 2468 | 2637 | 2655 | 2440 | 1771 | 1310 | 876 | 761 | 633 | 218 | 218 | 483 | 421 | 414 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 7 | WSW 16 | N 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 32 | 32 | 512 | 414 | 180 | 520 | 35 | 203 | 182 | 177 | 196 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 294 | 243 | 19 | 25 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | WSW 13 | NNW 7 | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 127 | 131 | 615 | 86 | — | 114 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 8 | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 684 | 900 | 723 | 126 | 587 | 422 | 251 | — | — | 16 | 938 | 2257 | 2117 | 2585 | 1695 | 1441 | 1261 | 870 | 640 | 379 | 171 | 55 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 249 | 202 | 195 | 196 | 230 | 264 | 189 | 0 | 3 | 110 | 146 | 150 | 189 | 286 | 150 | 36 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 25 | 36 | 60 | 7 | 0 |
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