Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 3AM is: 2.5m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Mon night, moderate winds from the W by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 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) | NW 6 | NW 7 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 424 | 855 | 821 | 2780 | 4083 | 4435 | 4076 | 3462 | 2603 | 1110 | 1436 | 661 | 649 | 563 | 508 | 537 | 694 | 708 | 787 | 1117 | 1537 | 2130 | 2785 | 3197 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:35PM3.31m | 11:02AM3.38m | 11:17PM3.35m | 11:42AM3.42m | 00:01AM3.31m | 12:26PM3.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:51AM0.07m | 5:13PM0.14m | 5:33AM0.09m | 5:57PM0.20m | 6:18AM0.19m | 6:44PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — |
mm | — | — | 10 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 9 | N 8 | — | W 12 | N 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | WNW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 14 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 273 | 151 | 821 | 164 | — | 4435 | 54 | 21 | 12 | 822 | 917 | 661 | 649 | 560 | 508 | 419 | — | 299 | 222 | 183 | 232 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | WSW 15 | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WSW 13 | — | S 8 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 60 | 54 | 156 | — | — | — | 84 | — | — | — | 570 | 201 | — | 1 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | S 8 | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 56 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 195 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | W 10 | W 11 | — | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 424 | 855 | 773 | 2780 | 4083 | — | 4076 | 3462 | 2603 | 1110 | 1436 | 537 | 544 | 563 | 357 | 537 | 694 | 708 | 787 | 1117 | 1537 | 2130 | 2785 | 3197 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 264 | 264 | 295 | 266 | 264 | 196 | 190 | 190 | 203 | 93 | 162 | 60 | 60 | 262 | 264 | 272 | 210 | 272 | 272 | 210 | 221 | 209 | 275 | 355 |
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