Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 9AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat night, moderate winds from the W by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 312 | 257 | 253 | 161 | 198 | 215 | 261 | 444 | 774 | 1780 | 3450 | 3422 | 4380 | 4109 | 4622 | 5562 | 6894 | 8200 | 8061 | 6834 | 6019 | 5359 | 4815 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | 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 | 4:34AM2.38m | 5:25PM2.44m | 5:55AM2.39m | 6:37PM2.54m | 7:00AM2.50m | 7:29PM2.69m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:48AM1.18m | 11:46PM1.24m | 12:15PM1.14m | 00:58AM1.12m | 1:18PM0.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 6 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 312 | 257 | 253 | 62 | 198 | 215 | 261 | 378 | 211 | 133 | 153 | 164 | 126 | 184 | — | — | — | 8200 | 8061 | 6834 | 6019 | 5359 | 4815 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 14 | S 11 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 161 | 2 | 38 | 69 | 120 | 114 | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | S 11 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 143 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 139 | 145 | 132 | 41 | 135 | 166 | 260 | 444 | 774 | 1780 | 3450 | 3422 | 4380 | 4109 | 4622 | 5562 | 6894 | 7579 | 7301 | 6060 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 97 | 97 | 97 | 221 | 221 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 275 | 275 | 273 | 275 | 272 | 275 | 275 | 275 | 230 | 195 | 195 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 230 |
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