Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 5AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 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 (13 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon night, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon night, strong winds from the N by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 178 | 422 | 1042 | 1358 | 1412 | 1475 | 1475 | 982 | 1177 | 1154 | 1169 | 1139 | 899 | 874 | 955 | 653 | 1118 | 857 | 696 | 520 | 536 | 534 | 1353 | 1700 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:40PM3.18m | 11:58AM3.22m | 00:13AM3.08m | 12:32PM3.14m | 00:47AM2.96m | 1:07PM3.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:53AM0.26m | 6:11PM0.43m | 6:28AM0.38m | 6:47PM0.58m | 7:04AM0.54m | 7:25PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 119 | 171 | 1042 | 1358 | 1412 | 1475 | 1475 | 982 | 1177 | 1154 | 1169 | 1139 | 899 | 874 | 955 | 653 | 615 | 528 | 512 | 520 | 536 | 512 | 1353 | 1700 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | — | NW 7 |
| kJ | 154 | 422 | — | — | — | — | — | 469 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 136 | — | — | 32 | 32 | 104 | 227 | 534 | — | 340 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 178 | 149 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 4 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | — |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 216 | 226 | 249 | 201 | 171 | 163 | 169 | 156 | 77 | 138 | 231 | 341 | 440 | 653 | 1118 | 857 | 696 | 517 | 441 | 382 | 349 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 20 | 25 | 97 | 264 | 264 | 97 | 22 | 43 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 249 | 209 | 196 | 199 | 97 | 210 | 195 | 0 |
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