Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 2PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu morning, strong winds from the N by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 10 | WSW 14 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1511 | 1316 | 1175 | 1085 | 887 | 841 | 814 | 492 | 657 | 1308 | 1664 | 2040 | 253 | 2260 | 1831 | 1052 | 747 | 529 | 319 | 436 | 726 | 867 | 679 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:12AM2.97m | 9:26PM3.18m | 9:47AM3.10m | 9:59PM3.30m | 10:21AM3.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:04AM0.58m | 3:20PM0.45m | 3:39AM0.42m | 3:54PM0.32m | 4:13AM0.29m | 4:27PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | WSW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 1511 | 1316 | 1175 | 1085 | 887 | 841 | 814 | 492 | 657 | 321 | 316 | 257 | 253 | 229 | 219 | 219 | 747 | 529 | 281 | 284 | 130 | 100 | 78 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | W 24 | W 24 | W 23 | W 23 | W 12 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 9 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 57 | 102 | 112 | 102 | 102 | 127 | 147 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 44 | 192 | 175 | 265 | 436 | 119 | 223 | 214 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | S 12 | — | W 24 | S 12 | W 23 | W 23 | WSW 22 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 21 | NNW 8 | WSW 21 | S 11 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 164 | 128 | 12 | — | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 49 | 58 | 108 | 88 | 175 | 143 | 2 | 58 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 10 | — | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 305 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | 1308 | 1664 | 2040 | 2112 | 2260 | 1831 | 1052 | 475 | 396 | 319 | — | 726 | 867 | 679 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 93 | 97 | 259 | 259 | 259 | 208 | 97 | 97 | 93 | 25 | 36 | 54 | 110 | 60 | 229 |
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