Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 5AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1611 | 1568 | 1389 | 1175 | 1159 | 1028 | 955 | 915 | 733 | 711 | 700 | 711 | 624 | 653 | 530 | 425 | 419 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | 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 | 2:15AM2.65m | 2:45PM2.58m | 3:15AM2.47m | 3:54PM2.46m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:15PM0.93m | 8:35AM0.90m | 9:09PM1.12m | 9:30AM1.08m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 1611 | 1568 | 1389 | 1175 | 1159 | 1028 | 955 | 915 | 733 | 711 | 700 | 711 | 624 | 653 | 530 | 425 | 419 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 27 | 14 | 9 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 16 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 25 | 28 | 62 | 127 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 93 | 60 | 60 | 90 | 90 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 97 |
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