Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (04 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 11AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 04). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (04 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (04 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Sat 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 128 | 117 | 314 | 449 | 553 | 538 | 508 | 479 | 465 | 458 | 388 | 382 | 335 | 264 | 260 | 255 | 184 | 144 | 142 | 91 | 88 | 322 | 362 | 346 | 291 | 277 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:19AM2.67m | 6:54PM2.84m | 7:25AM2.74m | 7:51PM2.90m | 8:22AM2.84m | 8:41PM2.96m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:34PM0.86m | 1:13AM0.73m | 1:39PM0.74m | 2:09AM0.60m | 2:33PM0.62m | 2:56AM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | 8:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | SW 11 | NNW 6 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | NW 9 | SW 11 | SW 12 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 88 | 117 | 35 | 449 | 553 | 538 | 508 | 479 | 465 | 458 | 388 | 382 | 335 | 264 | 260 | 255 | 184 | 144 | 142 | 91 | 88 | 61 | 362 | 64 | 69 | 277 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | WNW 9 | WSW 16 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 5 | N 5 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | SW 11 | NW 11 | SW 16 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 128 | 79 | 314 | 45 | 34 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 30 | 28 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 60 | 5 | 10 | 69 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | WSW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | — | — | W 21 | W 16 | W 20 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 25 | 33 | 99 | 37 | 36 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 9 | 5 | 8 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 8 | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 25 | 22 | 27 | 25 | 35 | 66 | 102 | 161 | 181 | 322 | — | 346 | 291 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 43 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 191 | 43 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 0 |
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