Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (30 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 10PM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1604 | 2000 | 3166 | 4065 | 3963 | 3786 | 4814 | 4330 | 4142 | 6402 | 7483 | 6869 | 6516 | 6393 | 5532 | 4648 | 2637 | 4954 | 4557 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:06PM3.40m | 11:28AM3.28m | 11:41PM3.36m | 12:03PM3.23m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:01PM0.22m | 5:23AM0.21m | 5:38PM0.27m | 6:00AM0.27m | 6:16PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | — | — | S 14 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | WSW 14 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 597 | 528 | 493 | 547 | 1275 | 1275 | — | 1132 | 1647 | — | — | 15 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 1647 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | — | — | — | — | WSW 22 | WSW 22 |
| kJ | 341 | 493 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | 45 | 45 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 1604 | 2000 | 3166 | 4065 | 3963 | 3786 | 4814 | 4330 | 4142 | 6402 | 7483 | 6869 | 6516 | 6393 | 5532 | 4648 | 2637 | 4954 | 4557 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 262 | 272 | 275 | 221 | 256 | 272 | 272 | 270 | 270 | 270 | 205 | 278 | 190 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 230 | 221 | 264 |
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