Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (01 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 2AM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Nov) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (01 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the N by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3264 | 2860 | 2381 | 2149 | 1756 | 1465 | 1266 | 1012 | 739 | 677 | 566 | 365 | 314 | 253 | 170 | 113 | 99 | 98 | 546 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | 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 |
High Tide | 2:12PM3.09m | 2:47AM2.86m | 3:20PM2.93m | 4:00AM2.73m | 4:34PM2.83m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:38PM0.68m | 8:58AM0.74m | 9:44PM0.81m | 10:07AM0.87m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 13 |
| kJ | 3264 | 2860 | 2381 | 2149 | 1756 | 1465 | 1266 | 1012 | 739 | 677 | 566 | 365 | 314 | 253 | 170 | 60 | 99 | 98 | 546 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | W 7 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | N 14 |
| kJ | 21 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 113 | 83 | 98 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 15 | S 9 | S 9 | N 14 | N 14 | S 9 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 35 | 21 | 11 | 34 | 54 | 48 | 80 | 134 | 158 | 146 | 103 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 475 | 203 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 259 | 259 | 146 | 43 | 97 | 146 | 97 | 97 | 259 | 259 | 97 | 71 |
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