Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 5AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Thu night, near gales from the SE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 11 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 594 | 587 | 620 | 604 | 768 | 1200 | 367 | 443 | 616 | 1302 | 1471 | 2277 | 2599 | 3037 | 3369 | 2355 | 3283 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:16PM3.56m | 10:38AM3.37m | 10:58PM3.54m | 11:19AM3.33m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:30AM0.14m | 4:48PM0.12m | 5:13AM0.14m | 5:28PM0.18m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 561 | 476 | 385 | 349 | 768 | 1200 | 173 | 443 | 616 | 1302 | 1471 | 2277 | 2599 | 3037 | 3369 | 2355 | 3283 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WNW 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 594 | 587 | 620 | 604 | 220 | 422 | 367 | 136 | 101 | 69 | 69 | 33 | 2 | 81 | 140 | 245 | 218 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | WSW 13 | S 8 | WSW 20 | WSW 12 | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 19 | — | — | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 114 | 1 | 77 | 55 | — | 251 | 260 | 292 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 16 | 26 | 33 | 45 | 42 | 29 | 15 | — | — | 11 | 92 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 25 | 30 | 22 | 14 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 36 | 44 | 44 | 44 |
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