Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 1AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 730 | 759 | 768 | 759 | 759 | 749 | 624 | 523 | 480 | 657 | 612 | 612 | 697 | 649 | 768 | 749 | 784 | 911 | 899 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:21PM2.87m | 7:49AM2.79m | 8:18PM3.01m | 8:45AM2.94m | 9:07PM3.14m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:40AM0.74m | 2:05PM0.69m | 2:35AM0.53m | 2:57PM0.49m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 730 | 759 | 768 | 759 | 759 | 749 | 624 | 523 | 480 | 657 | 612 | 612 | 697 | 649 | 768 | 749 | 784 | 911 | 899 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | S 9 | S 9 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WNW 10 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 182 | 124 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 10 | 75 | 68 | 60 | 56 | 51 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | S 9 | NW 6 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 4 | W 9 | — | S 10 | W 12 | W 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 6 | — | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 4 | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 27 | 5 | — | — | 6 | 31 | 78 | 230 | 438 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 238 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 259 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 25 | 22 |
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