Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 3PM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Mon night, light winds from the W by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | NW 6 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 794 | 957 | 1081 | 1081 | 1040 | 1001 | 936 | 911 | 785 | 638 | 538 | 384 | 368 | 304 | 277 | 461 | 1129 | 2641 | 3388 | 3582 | 2135 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 9:44AM3.09m | 9:53PM3.21m | 10:22AM3.26m | 10:35PM3.31m | 11:02AM3.38m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:51PM0.27m | 4:11AM0.12m | 4:32PM0.17m | 4:51AM0.07m | 5:13PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | W 12 | W 11 |
| kJ | 794 | 957 | 1081 | 1081 | 1040 | 1001 | 936 | 911 | 785 | 638 | 538 | 384 | 368 | 304 | 277 | 461 | 1129 | 553 | 477 | 3582 | 2135 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | — | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 6 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | N 8 | — | NNW 8 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 104 | 150 | 145 | — | — | 62 | 40 | 32 | 64 | 55 | 60 | 219 | 253 | 342 | 137 | — | 202 | 281 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | — | — | — | WSW 18 | — | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | 31 | — | 54 | 52 | — | — | — | — | 56 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WSW 6 | W 6 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | W 11 | W 12 | SSE 6 | — |
| kJ | 136 | 123 | 127 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 139 | 114 | 11 | 28 | 84 | 94 | 75 | 259 | 346 | 773 | 1000 | 2641 | 3388 | 41 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 256 | 256 | 221 | 264 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 264 | 259 | 97 | 275 | 278 | 266 | 363 | 208 | 196 | 189 | 154 | 90 |
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