Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (08 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 10PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri night, min 13°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 784 | 752 | 899 | 722 | 811 | 1642 | 1750 | 1728 | 1488 | 1241 | 1081 | 1067 | 924 | 807 | 807 | 740 | 780 | 749 | 649 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:07PM3.14m | 9:32AM3.08m | 9:50PM3.22m | 10:13AM3.18m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:57PM0.49m | 3:21AM0.36m | 3:42PM0.34m | 4:03AM0.23m | 4:23PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SSE 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 784 | 752 | 899 | 245 | 811 | 1642 | 1750 | 1728 | 1488 | 1241 | 1081 | 1067 | 924 | 807 | 807 | 740 | 780 | 749 | 649 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 14 | SSE 7 | S 6 | SSE 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SE 4 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | W 8 | WSW 20 |
| kJ | 78 | 55 | 53 | 722 | 135 | 78 | 45 | 56 | 41 | 28 | 41 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 4 | 43 | 64 | 5 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 448 | 596 | 58 | 58 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SE 4 | — | — | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | NNW 6 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 84 | 189 | 349 | 299 | 175 | 111 | 63 | 30 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 14 | — | — | 36 | 61 | — | 66 | 68 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 30 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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