Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (10 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 12AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 09). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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 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 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 565 | 303 | 384 | 368 | 407 | 407 | 715 | 679 | 674 | 656 | 647 | 638 | 612 | 447 | 434 | 357 | 295 | 289 | 209 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 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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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 978 | 718 | 553 | 362 | 286 | 227 | 715 | 679 | 674 | 656 | 647 | 154 | 114 | 447 | 434 | 357 | 295 | 261 | 209 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SSE 6 | W 7 | WSW 19 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 565 | 303 | 225 | 368 | 407 | 269 | 172 | 141 | 103 | 78 | 51 | 638 | 612 | 72 | 44 | 25 | 22 | 289 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 25 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | SSE 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 19 | WSW 7 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 180 | 273 | 384 | 306 | 215 | 407 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 35 | 34 | 22 | 20 | 34 | 214 | 15 | 195 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | — | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | 160 | — | 228 | 333 | 353 | 314 | 297 | 229 | 200 | 180 | — | 3 | 29 | 44 | 47 | 23 | 19 | 25 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 146 | 146 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 195 | 189 | 195 | 264 | 30 | 30 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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