Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 12PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 680 | 669 | 659 | 572 | 563 | 563 | 512 | 444 | 451 | 553 | 759 | 740 | 730 | 759 | 881 | 768 | 706 | 740 | 624 | 474 | 487 | 612 | 612 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:26AM2.62m | 6:11PM2.75m | 6:42AM2.67m | 7:21PM2.87m | 7:49AM2.79m | 8:18PM3.01m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:39AM0.99m | 00:29AM0.92m | 1:00PM0.88m | 1:40AM0.74m | 2:05PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 680 | 669 | 659 | 572 | 563 | 563 | 512 | 444 | 451 | 553 | 759 | 740 | 730 | 759 | 881 | 768 | 706 | 740 | 624 | 474 | 487 | 612 | 612 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | W 7 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 10 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 8 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 64 | 131 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 182 | 124 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | S 9 | S 9 | W 7 | W 6 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 4 | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 8 |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 6 | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 197 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 197 | 25 | 97 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 25 | 188 | 0 | 0 |
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