Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 12PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri morning, near gales from the SE by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 620 | 604 | 768 | 1200 | 367 | 443 | 616 | 1302 | 1471 | 2277 | 2702 | 2510 | 3369 | 2325 | 3184 | 3182 | 2682 | 2639 | 3178 | 2585 | 2474 | 2457 | 2441 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:38AM3.37m | 10:58PM3.54m | 11:19AM3.33m | 11:38PM3.43m | 11:58AM3.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:30AM0.14m | 4:48PM0.12m | 5:13AM0.14m | 5:28PM0.18m | 5:55AM0.22m | 6:08PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 385 | 349 | 768 | 1200 | 173 | 443 | 616 | 1302 | 1471 | 2277 | 2702 | 2510 | 3369 | 2325 | 3184 | 3182 | 2682 | 2479 | 2417 | 2483 | 2474 | 2441 | 2441 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WNW 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 620 | 604 | 220 | 422 | 367 | 129 | 95 | 91 | 69 | 33 | 2 | 84 | 143 | 215 | 218 | 192 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | WSW 20 | WSW 12 | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 77 | 55 | — | 251 | 260 | 292 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | 26 | 33 | 28 | 33 | 21 | 7 | — | — | 20 | 70 | 467 | 1410 | 2639 | 3178 | 2585 | 2104 | 2457 | 1983 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 30 | 30 | 25 | 7 | 30 | 14 | 34 | 49 | 44 | 44 | 30 | 33 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 44 | 150 | 150 |
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