Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 7PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu morning, strong winds from the NW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1159 | 1028 | 955 | 915 | 876 | 756 | 700 | 711 | 722 | 493 | 799 | 425 | 419 | 347 | 312 | 253 | 253 | 207 | 154 | 265 | 556 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:45PM2.58m | 3:15AM2.47m | 3:54PM2.46m | 4:34AM2.38m | 5:25PM2.44m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:35AM0.90m | 9:09PM1.12m | 9:30AM1.08m | 10:18PM1.24m | 10:48AM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 1159 | 1028 | 955 | 915 | 876 | 756 | 700 | 711 | 722 | 493 | 799 | 425 | 419 | 347 | 312 | 253 | 253 | 68 | 46 | 265 | 317 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 5 | WSW 19 |
| kJ | 14 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 207 | 154 | 19 | 69 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | W 20 | S 11 | — | S 11 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 8 | 3 | — | 2 | 39 | 38 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 10 | 26 | 29 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 64 | 90 | 165 | 165 | 172 | 150 | 121 | 21 | 29 | 106 | 556 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 43 | 97 | 97 | 60 | 60 | 90 | 60 | 60 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 221 | 272 | 210 | 97 |
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