Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 2PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon night, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the N by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 357 | 316 | 243 | 232 | 180 | 154 | 154 | 178 | 422 | 1042 | 1358 | 1412 | 1475 | 1475 | 822 | 1177 | 1154 | 1169 | 1139 | 899 | 874 | 1267 | 1179 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:25AM3.26m | 11:40PM3.18m | 11:58AM3.22m | 00:13AM3.08m | 12:32PM3.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:18AM0.19m | 5:36PM0.31m | 5:53AM0.26m | 6:11PM0.43m | 6:28AM0.38m | 6:47PM0.58m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 237 | 183 | 142 | 114 | 93 | 79 | 79 | 119 | 171 | 1042 | 1358 | 1412 | 1475 | 1475 | 822 | 1177 | 1154 | 1169 | 1139 | 899 | 874 | 1267 | 1179 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | WSW 17 | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | W 8 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 357 | 316 | 243 | 232 | 180 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 422 | 216 | 161 | — | — | — | 550 | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | 152 | 384 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 38 | 37 | 73 | 127 | 124 | 123 | 178 | 149 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | N 6 | NNW 4 | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 | — | 220 | 246 | 201 | 149 | 125 | 138 | 128 | 42 | 71 | 137 | 263 | 229 | 233 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 264 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 71 | 25 | 97 | 266 | 209 | 97 | 97 | 25 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 25 | 71 |
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