Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 3PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 434 | 357 | 351 | 286 | 209 | 182 | 270 | 381 | 310 | 229 | 223 | 215 | 193 | 222 | 246 | 292 | 331 | 388 | 669 | 614 | 594 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:15AM3.04m | 8:43PM3.32m | 9:08AM3.21m | 9:32PM3.48m | 9:55AM3.33m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:31PM0.47m | 2:58AM0.38m | 3:20PM0.27m | 3:45AM0.22m | 4:05PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 434 | 357 | 351 | 261 | 209 | 159 | 101 | 381 | 310 | 50 | 94 | 111 | 193 | 222 | 246 | 292 | 331 | 388 | 669 | 614 | 494 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | SSE 6 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | WSW 18 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WNW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | N 6 | N 6 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 |
| kJ | 45 | 43 | 214 | 286 | 20 | 13 | 270 | 7 | 4 | 229 | 223 | 152 | 158 | 121 | 115 | 115 | 136 | 79 | 60 | 377 | 594 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SSE 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | WNW 13 | W 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 19 | 34 | 22 | 15 | 195 | 182 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 86 | 215 | 40 | 73 | 85 | 124 | 121 | 310 | 372 | 35 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | — | — | NNE 3 | N 4 | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 31 | 77 | 45 | 32 | 34 | — | — | 4 | 20 | — | — | — | 130 | 157 | 214 | 157 | 120 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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