Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (10 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 11PM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 10). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NW 8 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 721 | 749 | 649 | 641 | 544 | 517 | 481 | 449 | 455 | 455 | 437 | 362 | 357 | 316 | 243 | 232 | 180 | 154 | 154 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:29PM3.25m | 10:50AM3.25m | 11:06PM3.24m | 11:25AM3.26m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:23PM0.26m | 4:41AM0.18m | 5:00PM0.25m | 5:18AM0.19m | 5:36PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NW 8 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 721 | 749 | 649 | 641 | 544 | 509 | 481 | 449 | 455 | 455 | 295 | 239 | 248 | 220 | 173 | 111 | 93 | 74 | 86 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WNW 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 18 | 29 | 38 | 37 | 49 | 291 | 449 | — | — | — | 437 | 362 | 357 | 316 | 243 | 232 | 180 | 154 | 154 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | — | — | 37 | 37 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | 38 | 37 | 73 | 127 | 124 | 123 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | — | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | — |
| kJ | 66 | 64 | 66 | 134 | 310 | 517 | — | 423 | 418 | 388 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 71 | 97 | 259 | 259 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
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