Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (02 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 12AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 01). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (02 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (02 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Mon morning, light winds from the NNE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 1 | Monday 2 | Tuesday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 739 | 677 | 566 | 426 | 365 | 307 | 261 | 113 | 113 | 98 | 218 | 547 | 544 | 382 | 346 | 279 | 226 | 176 | 173 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:20PM2.93m | 4:00AM2.73m | 4:34PM2.83m | 5:10AM2.67m | 5:47PM2.80m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:44PM0.81m | 10:07AM0.87m | 10:54PM0.86m | 11:21AM0.91m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 739 | 677 | 566 | 426 | 365 | 307 | 261 | 113 | 74 | 78 | 82 | 547 | 544 | 382 | 346 | 279 | 226 | 176 | 173 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | W 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | N 14 | N 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 113 | 98 | 218 | 4 | 4 | 106 | 103 | 96 | 94 | 94 | 112 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | — | — | N 14 | N 13 | W 18 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 36 | 20 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 54 | 72 | 95 | 119 | 123 | 100 | 97 | 97 | 101 | 130 | 130 | 115 | 82 | 53 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 259 | 146 | 43 | 97 | 7 | 97 | 209 | 249 | 259 | 97 | 71 | 97 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 43 | 43 | 7 | 0 |
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