Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 12PM is: 2.2m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Sun morning, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1471 | 2277 | 2599 | 2510 | 2615 | 3130 | 3283 | 3142 | 2682 | 2682 | 3356 | 4737 | 4153 | 3535 | 3118 | 2495 | 1879 | 1716 | 1568 | 1409 | 1337 | 1191 | 1175 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:19AM3.33m | 11:38PM3.43m | 11:58AM3.23m | 00:15AM3.27m | 12:36PM3.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:13AM0.14m | 5:28PM0.18m | 5:55AM0.22m | 6:08PM0.32m | 6:34AM0.35m | 6:48PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 3 | -1 | -4 | -5 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 1471 | 2277 | 2599 | 2510 | 2615 | 3130 | 3283 | 3142 | 2682 | 2682 | 2615 | 2483 | 2292 | 2261 | 2090 | 2119 | 1873 | 1716 | 1568 | 1409 | 1337 | 1191 | 1175 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 69 | 33 | — | — | 150 | 155 | 223 | 202 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SW 7 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 46 | 41 | 28 | 86 | 10 | 16 | 52 | 378 | 1299 | 2362 | 3356 | 4737 | 4153 | 3535 | 3118 | 2495 | 1879 | 1515 | 1357 | 803 | 426 | 212 | 80 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 49 | 44 | 44 | 30 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 165 | 146 | 162 | 44 | 35 | 165 | 35 | 30 | 30 |
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