Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (31 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 11AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the N by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | 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 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6304 | 5481 | 4343 | 3606 | 3075 | 2682 | 2310 | 1995 | 1619 | 1465 | 1152 | 1012 | 920 | 598 | 566 | 493 | 365 | 307 | 170 | 294 | 83 | 114 | 218 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | 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 | 1:42AM3.03m | 2:12PM3.09m | 2:47AM2.86m | 3:20PM2.93m | 4:00AM2.73m | 4:34PM2.83m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:58AM0.55m | 8:38PM0.68m | 8:58AM0.74m | 9:44PM0.81m | 10:07AM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | 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 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 4135 | 5481 | 4343 | 3606 | 3075 | 2682 | 2310 | 1995 | 1619 | 1465 | 1152 | 1012 | 920 | 598 | 566 | 493 | 365 | 307 | 170 | 294 | 79 | 82 | 218 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | W 7 | S 9 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | W 8 |
| kJ | 37 | 60 | — | — | 18 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 2 | 83 | 114 | 82 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 15 | S 9 | N 15 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 6304 | — | 41 | 47 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 36 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 31 | 36 | 59 | 113 | 153 | 160 | 132 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 199 | 199 | 26 | 3 | 303 | 203 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 259 | 259 | 146 | 97 | 43 | 7 | 97 | 209 | 259 | 97 | 7 | 43 |
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