Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 11AM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 10). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 407 | 407 | 768 | 679 | 674 | 656 | 647 | 638 | 612 | 447 | 434 | 357 | 295 | 286 | 209 | 182 | 270 | 381 | 310 | 229 | 223 | 217 | 173 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:13AM2.86m | 7:51PM3.11m | 8:15AM3.04m | 8:43PM3.32m | 9:08AM3.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:05AM0.83m | 1:34PM0.70m | 2:06AM0.60m | 2:31PM0.47m | 2:58AM0.38m | 3:20PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 12 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 286 | 227 | 768 | 679 | 674 | 656 | 180 | 154 | 117 | 447 | 434 | 357 | 295 | 261 | 209 | 159 | 101 | 381 | 310 | 229 | 223 | 106 | 173 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SSE 5 | W 7 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SSE 4 | SSE 8 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 407 | 269 | 172 | 141 | 103 | 78 | 647 | 638 | 612 | 72 | 44 | 21 | 22 | 286 | 195 | 182 | 270 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 55 | 217 | 158 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 19 | WSW 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 8 | W 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | WSW 20 |
| kJ | 215 | 407 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 51 | 35 | 34 | 12 | 20 | 34 | 214 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 40 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | — | — | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 333 | 344 | 314 | 297 | 258 | 206 | — | — | 8 | 37 | 45 | 34 | 22 | 23 | 16 | — | — | 10 | 51 | 104 | 152 | 204 | 203 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 97 | 195 | 189 | 195 | 205 | 189 | 30 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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