Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 1PM is: 4.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 16ft (5.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 18ft (5.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5148 | 5062 | 4981 | 4960 | 5472 | 7471 | 8270 | 7872 | 7098 | 6506 | 5849 | 4823 | 2637 | 5302 | 4790 | 3978 | 3387 | 3186 | 2993 | 902 | 902 | 902 | 768 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:28AM3.28m | 11:41PM3.36m | 12:03PM3.23m | 00:17AM3.25m | 12:42PM3.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:23AM0.21m | 5:38PM0.27m | 6:00AM0.27m | 6:16PM0.39m | 6:39AM0.39m | 6:59PM0.56m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 15 | — | — | — | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | WSW 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | S 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 653 | — | — | — | 15 | 18 | 33 | 28 | 20 | 1787 | 12 | 25 | 22 | 75 | 37 | 8 | 902 | 902 | 902 | 768 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | SW 22 | WSW 22 | WSW 20 | S 11 | S 12 | S 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 18 | S 11 | S 17 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 45 | 38 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 344 | 124 | 2 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 18 | SSE 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 61 | 24 | 24 | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 7 |
| kJ | 5148 | 5062 | 4981 | 4960 | 5472 | 7471 | 8270 | 7872 | 7098 | 6506 | 5849 | 4823 | 2637 | 5302 | 4790 | 3978 | 3387 | 3186 | 2993 | 570 | 507 | 413 | 419 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 264 | 272 | 272 | 274 | 270 | 349 | 263 | 221 | 190 | 162 | 162 | 221 | 230 | 221 | 264 | 264 | 221 | 215 | 221 | 221 | 264 | 221 | 97 |
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