Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 5AM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon night, min 6°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon night, calm by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1656 | 2085 | 2351 | 2179 | 1464 | 887 | 2349 | 910 | 844 | 753 | 1516 | 1061 | 875 | 722 | 555 | 444 | 437 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:44AM3.20m | 1:10PM3.02m | 1:25AM3.08m | 1:53PM2.91m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:42PM0.52m | 7:07AM0.51m | 7:24PM0.64m | 7:49AM0.61m | 8:11PM0.78m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | -1 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | — | S 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 1094 | — | 5 | 683 | 1464 | 887 | 2349 | 910 | 844 | 753 | 1516 | 1061 | 875 | 722 | 555 | 444 | 437 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 407 | 666 | 749 | — | 621 | 530 | 487 | 63 | 36 | 42 | 41 | 22 | 31 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | W 20 | W 20 | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 30 | 7 | — | — | 61 | 61 | 31 | 53 | 38 | 39 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 1656 | 2085 | 2351 | 2179 | 53 | 585 | 606 | 462 | 527 | 296 | 167 | 129 | 175 | 175 | 78 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 275 | 190 | 284 | 317 | 45 | 25 | 33 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 3 | 0 |
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