Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 8AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sat night, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 722 | 732 | 785 | 774 | 850 | 802 | 743 | 820 | 743 | 680 | 669 | 659 | 572 | 563 | 563 | 512 | 444 | 451 | 553 | 768 | 749 | 730 | 759 | 768 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:02AM2.67m | 4:46PM2.72m | 5:26AM2.62m | 6:11PM2.75m | 6:42AM2.67m | 7:21PM2.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:14AM0.96m | 11:08PM0.99m | 11:39AM0.99m | 00:29AM0.92m | 1:00PM0.88m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 722 | 732 | 785 | 774 | 850 | 802 | 743 | 820 | 743 | 680 | 669 | 659 | 572 | 563 | 563 | 512 | 444 | 451 | 553 | 768 | 749 | 730 | 759 | 768 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | — | — | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | S 10 | WSW 4 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 4 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 12 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 64 | 131 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | S 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NW 8 | WNW 7 | SSE 10 | WNW 7 | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | N 4 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | W 5 |
| kJ | 297 | 222 | 181 | 140 | 103 | 73 | 33 | 16 | 11 | 10 | — | — | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 110 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 25 | 30 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 197 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 25 | 259 | 197 | 7 |
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