Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 6PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 23s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Fri morning, light winds from the WNW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 9 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1637 | 1876 | 1838 | 1926 | 1681 | 980 | 645 | 384 | 216 | 329 | 223 | 180 | 369 | 373 | 694 | 1087 | 960 | 1194 | 1164 | 1755 | 2923 |
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 | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:47AM3.10m | 9:59PM3.30m | 10:21AM3.20m | 10:33PM3.38m | 10:54AM3.26m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:54PM0.32m | 4:13AM0.29m | 4:27PM0.24m | 4:47AM0.22m | 5:01PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | NNW 7 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 261 | 261 | 253 | 225 | 222 | 219 | 645 | 384 | 216 | 147 | 223 | 142 | 48 | 286 | 377 | 360 | 443 | 569 | 604 | 493 | 582 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | W 24 | W 24 | W 23 | W 23 | WSW 22 | WSW 13 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 12 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 19 | WSW 12 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | SW 13 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 49 | 215 | 136 | 121 | 187 | 112 | 74 | 214 | 93 | 17 | 17 | 83 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 12 | S 12 | W 23 | W 23 | W 22 | W 11 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | W 8 | SW 10 | NNW 7 | S 10 | — | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 58 | 175 | 212 | 86 | 143 | 49 | 76 | 31 | 2 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 9 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 1637 | 1876 | 1838 | 1926 | 1681 | 980 | 474 | 34 | 77 | 329 | 187 | 180 | 369 | 373 | 694 | 1087 | 960 | 1194 | 1164 | 1755 | 2923 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 259 | 259 | 259 | 208 | 202 | 191 | 146 | 30 | 191 | 146 | 196 | 146 | 60 | 221 | 221 | 203 | 229 | 262 | 272 | 221 | 221 |
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