Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 9AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.0m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 2.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 10 | WSW 15 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 19 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1584 | 246 | 1953 | 1394 | 565 | 299 | 384 | 368 | 407 | 407 | 715 | 679 | 674 | 656 | 647 | 638 | 612 | 447 | 434 | 357 | 351 | 322 | 209 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:56AM2.72m | 6:49PM2.88m | 7:13AM2.86m | 7:51PM3.11m | 8:15AM3.04m | 8:43PM3.32m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:22PM0.89m | 1:05AM0.83m | 1:34PM0.70m | 2:06AM0.60m | 2:31PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | WSW 15 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 1584 | 246 | 1953 | 1394 | 978 | 756 | 553 | 407 | 286 | 227 | 715 | 679 | 674 | 656 | 216 | 170 | 114 | 447 | 434 | 357 | 351 | 261 | 209 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 19 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | SSE 6 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 525 | 205 | 449 | 580 | 565 | 135 | 190 | 368 | 407 | 407 | 172 | 141 | 103 | 78 | 647 | 638 | 612 | 70 | 45 | 34 | 214 | 322 | 195 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | WSW 18 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 180 | 299 | 384 | 306 | 192 | 219 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 53 | 36 | 34 | 12 | 22 | 35 | 22 | 15 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | 2149 | 1104 | — | — | — | — | 176 | 281 | 344 | 296 | 273 | 251 | 210 | — | — | 16 | 38 | 46 | 49 | 24 | 19 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 109 | 71 | 90 | 7 | 93 | 7 | 97 | 97 | 195 | 60 | 195 | 205 | 30 | 30 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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