Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 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 1AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 14). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Mainly near gales. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | NW 8 | WSW 13 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 874 | 850 | 653 | 545 | 919 | 618 | 587 | 643 | 587 | 1752 | 1778 | 2025 | 2634 | 2468 | 2598 | 2468 | 2769 | 1938 | 1698 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:47AM2.96m | 1:07PM3.02m | 1:25AM2.81m | 1:45PM2.87m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:47PM0.58m | 7:04AM0.54m | 7:25PM0.75m | 7:41AM0.72m | 8:08PM0.91m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | 3 | 11 | 9 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | -4 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -1 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | N 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 874 | 850 | 653 | 545 | 520 | 512 | 163 | 217 | 587 | 1752 | 1778 | 2025 | 2634 | 2468 | 2598 | 2468 | 2440 | 1915 | 1310 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 14 | — | WSW 18 | N 7 | WSW 13 | WNW 8 | WSW 7 | N 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 384 | — | 32 | 150 | 414 | 294 | 142 | 34 | 227 | 203 | 257 | 180 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 101 | 615 | 520 | 387 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 263 | 371 | 479 | 666 | 919 | 618 | 587 | 643 | 311 | 211 | — | — | 67 | 632 | 1811 | 1966 | 2769 | 1938 | 1698 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 97 | 97 | 264 | 249 | 199 | 195 | 196 | 264 | 230 | 262 | 20 | 3 | 110 | 154 | 150 | 189 | 292 | 150 | 30 |
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