Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 1AM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1475 | 1475 | 996 | 1177 | 1154 | 1169 | 1139 | 899 | 874 | 850 | 743 | 545 | 1032 | 794 | 705 | 700 | 1044 | 1422 | 1989 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:13AM3.08m | 12:32PM3.14m | 00:47AM2.96m | 1:07PM3.02m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:11PM0.43m | 6:28AM0.38m | 6:47PM0.58m | 7:04AM0.54m | 7:25PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 1475 | 1475 | 996 | 1177 | 1154 | 1169 | 1139 | 899 | 874 | 225 | 256 | 545 | 528 | 512 | 705 | 470 | 311 | 1422 | 1989 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 475 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 850 | 743 | — | 32 | 32 | 520 | 700 | 520 | 192 | 193 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 7 | WSW 16 | WSW 6 | N 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 103 | 120 | 350 | 65 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 6 | W 8 |
| kJ | 180 | 171 | 142 | 157 | 143 | 74 | 98 | 177 | 255 | 52 | 61 | 595 | 1032 | 794 | — | — | 1044 | 85 | 323 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 264 | 210 | 25 | 22 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 274 | 249 | 208 | 196 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 93 | 30 |
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