Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 8AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri night, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 18 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WSW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 527 | 528 | 405 | 347 | 315 | 300 | 274 | 403 | 470 | 437 | 1835 | 2158 | 1940 | 1162 | 799 | 542 | 714 |
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 | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:26AM2.71m | 5:26PM2.72m | 5:56AM2.72m | 6:49PM2.88m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:16PM1.02m | 10:50AM0.95m | 11:44PM1.00m | 12:22PM0.89m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 18 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 373 | 411 | 44 | 347 | 315 | 300 | 274 | 403 | 470 | 437 | 531 | 275 | 455 | 318 | 705 | 542 | 370 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | S 10 | WSW 19 | SSE 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 18 | NW 10 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 46 | 44 | 12 | 44 | 42 | 38 | 63 | 170 | 273 | 356 | 8 | 205 | 10 | 411 | 270 | 575 | 318 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | SW 20 | WSW 18 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | WSW 18 | SW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 4 | 14 | 15 | 34 | 70 | 72 | 37 | 37 | 39 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 134 | 37 | 85 | 303 | 352 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | NNE 4 | — | NE 3 | NNE 6 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 527 | 528 | 405 | — | — | — | 16 | — | 2 | 100 | 1835 | 2158 | 1940 | 1162 | 799 | — | 714 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 71 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 7 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 93 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 110 | 97 | 97 |
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