Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 6PM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Thu night, light winds from the E by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 650 | 615 | 894 | 1609 | 1634 | 1997 | 2107 | 2433 | 2637 | 2655 | 2964 | 2515 | 2244 | 2431 | 1606 | 1066 | 764 | 390 | 483 | 421 | 421 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:07PM3.02m | 1:25AM2.81m | 1:45PM2.87m | 2:08AM2.64m | 2:32PM2.70m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:04AM0.54m | 7:25PM0.75m | 7:41AM0.72m | 8:08PM0.91m | 8:23AM0.89m | 8:59PM1.06m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — |
mm | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | -2 | -4 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 370 | 294 | 894 | 1609 | 1634 | 1997 | 2107 | 2433 | 2637 | 2655 | 2402 | 1817 | 1197 | 876 | 774 | 644 | 183 | 183 | 483 | 421 | 421 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 113 | 615 | 520 | 481 | 203 | 182 | 153 | 149 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 294 | 218 | — | — | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 414 | 168 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | WNW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | SE 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 650 | — | 230 | 257 | — | — | 33 | 1308 | 2214 | 2327 | 2964 | 2515 | 2244 | 2431 | 1606 | 1066 | 764 | 390 | 186 | 100 | 43 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 0 | 93 | 97 | 16 | 0 | 110 | 165 | 152 | 189 | 286 | 165 | 162 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 30 | 30 | 36 | 3 |
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