Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (25 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 12AM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5747 | 5083 | 4815 | 4618 | 4021 | 3695 | 3243 | 2825 | 2638 | 1283 | 1143 | 2202 | 2140 | 2079 | 2109 | 1949 | 1783 | 1628 | 1581 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:29PM2.69m | 7:52AM2.65m | 8:12PM2.86m | 8:35AM2.81m | 8:50PM3.03m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:18PM0.99m | 1:48AM0.95m | 2:06PM0.81m | 2:28AM0.76m | 2:45PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 5747 | 5083 | 4815 | 4618 | 4021 | 3695 | 3243 | 2825 | 1130 | 1283 | 1143 | 702 | 2140 | 2079 | 2109 | 1949 | 1783 | 1628 | 1581 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — | — | — | — | W 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 14 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | W 6 |
| kJ | 5100 | — | — | — | — | 483 | 376 | 257 | 2638 | 311 | 355 | 2202 | — | — | — | — | 40 | — | 187 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 221 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 262 | 272 | 272 | 221 | 229 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 221 | 262 | 97 | 221 |
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