Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 1PM is: 4.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 2.3m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Sun morning, light winds from the ESE by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2895 | 2191 | 3542 | 4069 | 3906 | 2779 | 2390 | 2119 | 1953 | 1716 | 1716 | 1546 | 911 | 1319 | 1175 | 1143 | 1014 | 928 | 889 | 863 | 950 | 1060 | 1134 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross |
High Tide | 11:58AM3.23m | 00:15AM3.27m | 12:36PM3.09m | 00:52AM3.07m | 1:14PM2.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:55AM0.22m | 6:08PM0.32m | 6:34AM0.35m | 6:48PM0.51m | 7:13AM0.52m | 7:30PM0.73m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 0 | -3 | -4 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 2895 | 2191 | 2615 | 2483 | 2292 | 2261 | 2261 | 2119 | 1953 | 1716 | 1716 | 1546 | 911 | 1319 | 1175 | 1143 | 1014 | 928 | 889 | 863 | 950 | 1060 | 1134 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 193 | 257 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 231 | 75 | 33 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 44 | 78 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | SSE 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | 11 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 822 | 1493 | 3542 | 4069 | 3906 | 2779 | 2390 | 1879 | 1606 | 1565 | 886 | 426 | 198 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 162 | 162 | 36 | 131 | 35 | 30 | 60 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 60 | 60 | 3 |
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