Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 9PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 26). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Mon night, light winds from the W by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | NW 6 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | NW 10 | WSW 11 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 785 | 638 | 538 | 384 | 309 | 387 | 356 | 422 | 2265 | 3343 | 4600 | 3385 | 3462 | 1720 | 1217 | 1300 | 771 | 673 | 581 | 458 | 852 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:22AM3.26m | 10:35PM3.31m | 11:02AM3.38m | 11:17PM3.35m | 11:42AM3.42m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:32PM0.17m | 4:51AM0.07m | 5:13PM0.14m | 5:33AM0.09m | 5:57PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 9 | W 10 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 12 | WSW 13 | SSE 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — |
| kJ | 785 | 638 | 538 | 384 | 309 | 222 | 356 | 422 | 790 | 477 | 4024 | 341 | 31 | 1059 | 745 | 809 | 771 | 673 | 581 | 458 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 6 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | — | — | NNW 8 | WSW 15 | SSE 6 | S 6 | — | WNW 10 | S 8 | — | S 8 | S 8 | — |
| kJ | 64 | 51 | 32 | 32 | 59 | 60 | 151 | 252 | — | — | 171 | 86 | 53 | 28 | — | 570 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | — | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | 54 | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 156 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 6 | W 8 |
| kJ | 18 | 41 | 102 | 113 | 99 | 387 | 617 | 1181 | 2265 | 3343 | 4600 | 3385 | 3462 | 1720 | 1217 | 1300 | 537 | 480 | 575 | 432 | 852 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 97 | 264 | 264 | 97 | 265 | 295 | 266 | 293 | 196 | 190 | 190 | 162 | 90 | 162 | 54 | 60 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 265 | 272 |
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