Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 10AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri night, min 13°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 697 | 657 | 768 | 749 | 784 | 752 | 899 | 722 | 811 | 1642 | 1750 | 1706 | 1488 | 1241 | 1081 | 1067 | 924 | 807 | 807 | 740 | 791 | 749 | 649 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:45AM2.94m | 9:07PM3.14m | 9:32AM3.08m | 9:50PM3.22m | 10:13AM3.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:35AM0.53m | 2:57PM0.49m | 3:21AM0.36m | 3:42PM0.34m | 4:03AM0.23m | 4:23PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 697 | 657 | 768 | 749 | 784 | 752 | 899 | 722 | 811 | 1642 | 1750 | 1706 | 1488 | 1241 | 1081 | 1067 | 924 | 807 | 807 | 740 | 791 | 749 | 649 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 18 | SSE 7 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 10 | 52 | 68 | 81 | 78 | 55 | 53 | 448 | 135 | 78 | 60 | 31 | 41 | 37 | 42 | 28 | 27 | 33 | 43 | 42 | 47 | 75 | 78 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WSW 18 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 5 | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | WSW 20 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 53 | 596 | 58 | 58 | 55 | 13 | — | — | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | NNW 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 19 | 83 | 195 | 302 | 215 | 209 | — | — | 34 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | 57 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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