Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (22 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 10PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.9m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 12°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Sat night, moderate winds from the W by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 198 | 215 | 261 | 348 | 840 | 1653 | 3407 | 3560 | 3530 | 3546 | 4027 | 5209 | 6673 | 7320 | 7610 | 6742 | 6123 | 5359 | 4815 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:25PM2.44m | 5:55AM2.39m | 6:37PM2.54m | 7:00AM2.50m | 7:29PM2.69m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:46PM1.24m | 12:15PM1.14m | 00:58AM1.12m | 1:18PM0.99m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 18 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | WSW 14 | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 198 | 215 | 261 | 317 | 114 | 89 | 211 | 164 | 180 | 123 | — | — | — | 7320 | — | 6742 | 6123 | 5359 | 4815 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 38 | 69 | 120 | 143 | 102 | — | — | — | 184 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 16 | WSW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 124 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | — | — |
| kJ | 116 | 160 | 237 | 348 | 840 | 1653 | 3407 | 3560 | 3530 | 3546 | 4027 | 5209 | 6673 | — | 7610 | 6060 | 5384 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 210 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 266 | 275 | 210 | 275 | 268 | 272 | 272 | 274 | 230 | 195 | 195 | 221 | 221 | 230 | 230 |
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