Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (23 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 11PM is: 4.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4464 | 4427 | 4663 | 5873 | 7174 | 7745 | 7845 | 6742 | 5644 | 5083 | 4815 | 4267 | 3933 | 3465 | 3243 | 2746 | 2638 | 1283 | 2598 |
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 | 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-on |
High Tide | 6:37PM2.54m | 7:00AM2.50m | 7:29PM2.69m | 7:52AM2.65m | 8:12PM2.86m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:15PM1.14m | 00:58AM1.12m | 1:18PM0.99m | 1:48AM0.95m | 2:06PM0.81m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 126 | 184 | — | — | — | — | 7845 | 6742 | 5644 | 5083 | 4815 | 4267 | 3933 | 3465 | 3243 | 2746 | 1076 | 1283 | 712 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | — | WSW 14 | W 7 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 4464 | 4427 | 4663 | 5873 | 7174 | 7745 | 7105 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 361 | 324 | — | 2638 | 329 | 2598 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 275 | 272 | 272 | 274 | 230 | 202 | 210 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 264 | 264 | 272 | 272 | 230 | 229 |
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