Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 6AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Tue night, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1175 | 1143 | 955 | 928 | 994 | 965 | 1042 | 1099 | 830 | 763 | 1047 | 1318 | 1014 | 835 | 1629 | 1588 | 1487 |
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-on | on | on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:52AM3.07m | 1:14PM2.92m | 1:30AM2.85m | 1:55PM2.75m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:48PM0.51m | 7:13AM0.52m | 7:30PM0.73m | 7:52AM0.71m | 8:15PM0.93m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 1175 | 1143 | 955 | 928 | 994 | 965 | 1042 | 1099 | 830 | 763 | 458 | 830 | 722 | 835 | 1629 | 1588 | 1487 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 24 | 10 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 290 | 290 | 296 | 267 | 437 | 412 | 5 | 5 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 7 | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | SSE 10 | — | WSW 18 | — | — | S 15 | — | — | S 15 |
| kJ | — | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 17 | — | — | 77 | — | 64 | — | — | 18 | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 490 | 1047 | 1318 | 1014 | 531 | 223 | 93 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 60 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 3 |
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