Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (21 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 9PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 530 | 425 | 419 | 347 | 312 | 257 | 253 | 161 | 198 | 215 | 301 | 567 | 1193 | 2011 | 3327 | 3490 | 3774 | 3955 | 5372 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:54PM2.46m | 4:34AM2.38m | 5:25PM2.44m | 5:55AM2.39m | 6:37PM2.54m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:18PM1.24m | 10:48AM1.18m | 11:46PM1.24m | 12:15PM1.14m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — |
| kJ | 530 | 425 | 419 | 347 | 312 | 257 | 99 | 75 | 198 | 215 | 261 | 317 | 114 | 102 | 234 | 164 | 180 | 182 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | S 11 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 253 | 161 | 2 | 38 | 69 | 120 | 143 | 124 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | W 20 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 16 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 57 | 102 | 146 | 151 | 167 | 155 | 37 | 41 | 135 | 195 | 301 | 567 | 1193 | 2011 | 3327 | 3490 | 3774 | 3955 | 5372 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 221 | 221 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 275 | 275 | 210 | 275 | 275 |
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