
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 1AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.1m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Tue night, strong winds from the W by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
4368 | 4221 | 3427 | 1555 | 1132 | 841 | 627 | 670 | 854 | 835 | 880 | 959 | 893 | 784 | 717 | 922 | 1148 | 1692 | 2251 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:17PM3.35m | 11:42AM3.42m | 00:01AM3.31m | 12:26PM3.37m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:13PM0.14m | 5:33AM0.09m | 5:57PM0.20m | 6:18AM0.19m | 6:44PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | S 6 | SSE 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | — |
4368 | 15 | 12 | 1027 | 822 | 841 | 625 | 661 | 508 | 207 | 187 | 145 | 151 | 222 | 225 | 412 | 808 | 754 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 192 | 201 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 9 |
— | 4221 | 3427 | 1555 | 1132 | 634 | 627 | 670 | 854 | 835 | 880 | 959 | 893 | 784 | 717 | 922 | 1148 | 1692 | 2251 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 190 | 97 | 210 | 202 | 60 | 210 | 264 | 264 | 280 | 265 | 272 | 272 | 275 | 221 | 209 | 278 | 275 | 303 | 221 |
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