Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 9AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 736 | 1114 | 1401 | 1077 | 1356 | 1635 | 2440 | 3291 | 4320 | 4033 | 4793 | 4981 | 4960 | 6873 | 7235 | 6733 | 6090 | 6278 | 3839 | 3765 | 2570 | 2172 | 1504 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:54AM3.26m | 11:06PM3.40m | 11:28AM3.28m | 11:41PM3.36m | 12:03PM3.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:47AM0.22m | 5:01PM0.22m | 5:23AM0.21m | 5:38PM0.27m | 6:00AM0.27m | 6:16PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | NNW 7 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | — | WSW 15 | — | — | WSW 15 | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 377 | 360 | 5 | 569 | 597 | 689 | 722 | 501 | — | 1275 | — | — | 1081 | — | — | 13 | 13 | 34 | 14 | 12 | 1362 | 1222 | 1303 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | WSW 13 | — | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | WSW 22 | S 12 |
| kJ | 17 | 67 | — | 170 | 341 | 493 | 493 | 371 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 45 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | NNW 7 | — | N 7 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | SW 22 |
| kJ | 2 | 10 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 736 | 1114 | 1401 | 1077 | 1356 | 1635 | 2440 | 3291 | 4320 | 4033 | 4793 | 4981 | 4960 | 6873 | 7235 | 6733 | 6090 | 6278 | 3839 | 3765 | 2570 | 2172 | 1504 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 221 | 221 | 229 | 229 | 262 | 272 | 272 | 221 | 256 | 272 | 272 | 303 | 230 | 256 | 263 | 210 | 263 | 205 | 205 | 203 | 190 | 221 | 221 |
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