Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (06 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 1AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 05). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (06 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (06 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sun 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 335 | 264 | 260 | 255 | 184 | 144 | 142 | 110 | 87 | 84 | 304 | 269 | 244 | 238 | 226 | 84 | 82 | 160 | 160 | 140 | 176 | 248 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:51PM2.90m | 8:22AM2.84m | 8:41PM2.96m | 9:09AM2.96m | 9:25PM3.01m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:39PM0.74m | 2:09AM0.60m | 2:33PM0.62m | 2:56AM0.47m | 3:19PM0.51m | 3:38AM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
 | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | 8:08 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 335 | 264 | 260 | 255 | 184 | 144 | 142 | 110 | 87 | 84 | 304 | 269 | 244 | 238 | 67 | 84 | 82 | 81 | 160 | 140 | 176 | 103 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 16 | N 11 | WNW 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 15 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 40 | 60 | 64 | 69 | 69 | 11 | 30 | 30 | 21 | 79 | 78 | 119 | 99 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | S 10 | N 16 | N 16 | — | — | N 11 | W 21 | W 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | N 15 | N 10 | SW 15 | SW 18 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 16 | N 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 44 | 45 | 65 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 7 | — | — | — | NW 8 |
| kJ | 46 | 35 | 17 | 21 | 31 | 47 | 88 | 124 | 131 | 126 | — | — | — | — | 226 | 187 | 187 | 160 | — | — | — | 248 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 191 | 259 | 43 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 165 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 90 |
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