Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 6PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.0m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the N by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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 15 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 449 | 454 | 460 | 455 | 437 | 362 | 357 | 316 | 243 | 232 | 180 | 154 | 154 | 178 | 422 | 1042 | 1358 | 1412 | 1475 | 1475 | 982 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:50AM3.25m | 11:06PM3.24m | 11:25AM3.26m | 11:40PM3.18m | 11:58AM3.22m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:00PM0.25m | 5:18AM0.19m | 5:36PM0.31m | 5:53AM0.26m | 6:11PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 449 | 449 | 455 | 455 | 304 | 309 | 237 | 197 | 138 | 114 | 84 | 72 | 79 | 133 | 140 | 1042 | 1358 | 1412 | 1475 | 1475 | 982 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | WSW 17 |
| kJ | 17 | — | — | — | 437 | 362 | 357 | 316 | 243 | 232 | 180 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 422 | 170 | 135 | 88 | — | — | 469 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 37 | 73 | 127 | 124 | 123 | 178 | 149 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 413 | 454 | 460 | 430 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 240 | 224 | 191 | 182 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 71 | 97 | 259 | 195 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 150 | 264 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 71 | 93 | 97 | 97 | 97 |
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