Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 5PM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1716 | 1546 | 1546 | 1319 | 1175 | 1143 | 955 | 928 | 994 | 965 | 936 | 1044 | 1027 | 763 | 703 | 733 | 822 | 835 | 1629 | 1588 | 1487 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:36PM3.09m | 00:52AM3.07m | 1:14PM2.92m | 1:30AM2.85m | 1:55PM2.75m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:34AM0.35m | 6:48PM0.51m | 7:13AM0.52m | 7:30PM0.73m | 7:52AM0.71m | 8:15PM0.93m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 1716 | 1546 | 1546 | 1319 | 1175 | 1143 | 955 | 928 | 994 | 965 | 936 | 1044 | 1027 | 763 | 296 | 251 | 822 | 835 | 1629 | 1588 | 1487 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 46 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 77 | 290 | 458 | 410 | 432 | 412 | 20 | 5 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 64 | 267 | — | — | — | — | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 621 | 240 | 110 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 470 | 703 | 733 | 537 | 359 | 186 | 73 | 37 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 30 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 150 | 54 | 3 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 3 | 3 |
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