Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 4PM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri night, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1750 | 1706 | 1488 | 1241 | 1081 | 1067 | 924 | 807 | 807 | 740 | 721 | 749 | 649 | 641 | 632 | 509 | 449 | 449 | 455 | 455 | 437 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:32AM3.08m | 9:50PM3.22m | 10:13AM3.18m | 10:29PM3.25m | 10:50AM3.25m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:42PM0.34m | 4:03AM0.23m | 4:23PM0.26m | 4:41AM0.18m | 5:00PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 1750 | 1706 | 1488 | 1241 | 1081 | 1067 | 924 | 807 | 807 | 740 | 721 | 749 | 649 | 641 | 632 | 509 | 323 | 227 | 273 | 273 | 334 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | W 8 | NNW 7 | WSW 20 | WSW 16 | WNW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 46 | 23 | 41 | 28 | 41 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 36 | 42 | 59 | 5 | 91 | 37 | 310 | 72 | 449 | 449 | 455 | 455 | 437 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSE 5 | WNW 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | WSW 20 | W 20 | — | WNW 9 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 58 | 42 | 14 | 40 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 38 | 30 | — | 49 | 69 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 5 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | NNW 7 | — | NNW 6 | — | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | N 7 |
| kJ | 69 | 36 | — | 7 | 7 | 12 | — | — | — | 46 | — | 61 | — | 219 | 408 | 398 | 157 | 186 | 114 | 53 | 43 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 71 | 90 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 0 |
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