Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 4AM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Mon night, light winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | NW 6 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WSW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 9 | W 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1001 | 936 | 807 | 785 | 638 | 538 | 384 | 309 | 328 | 277 | 586 | 1608 | 3077 | 3446 | 3599 | 1818 | 1081 | 959 | 848 | 436 | 884 | 639 | 1005 | 711 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:22AM3.26m | 10:35PM3.31m | 11:02AM3.38m | 11:17PM3.35m | 11:42AM3.42m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:11AM0.12m | 4:32PM0.17m | 4:51AM0.07m | 5:13PM0.14m | 5:33AM0.09m | 5:57PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 12 | W 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | S 9 | — |
| kJ | 1001 | 936 | 807 | 785 | 638 | 538 | 384 | 309 | 304 | 277 | 586 | 1608 | 665 | 344 | 3599 | 1818 | 1081 | 871 | 672 | 436 | 884 | 639 | 1 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | — | — | NNW 8 | WSW 15 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | S 6 | SSE 5 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | S 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 88 | 51 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 60 | 219 | 292 | — | — | 207 | 84 | 527 | 1074 | 18 | 5 | 313 | 145 | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | — | S 8 | — | WSW 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 54 | 103 | — | — | — | — | 58 | 43 | — | 1 | — | 26 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | W 11 | W 12 | — | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 7 |
| kJ | 139 | 122 | 114 | 12 | 43 | 98 | 102 | 134 | 328 | 530 | 748 | 1122 | 3077 | 3446 | — | — | — | 959 | 848 | 395 | 363 | 470 | 1005 | 711 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 264 | 264 | 264 | 265 | 264 | 264 | 264 | 208 | 303 | 162 | 97 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 50 | 259 | 265 | 264 | 272 | 272 |
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