Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 4PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 2.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1802 | 1199 | 1306 | 1465 | 926 | 753 | 1495 | 1045 | 862 | 722 | 555 | 444 | 437 | 335 | 309 | 243 | 142 | 110 | 178 | 172 | 108 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:10PM3.02m | 1:25AM3.08m | 1:53PM2.91m | 2:12AM2.94m | 2:45PM2.80m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:07AM0.51m | 7:24PM0.64m | 7:49AM0.61m | 8:11PM0.78m | 8:36AM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | -1 | -3 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 1802 | 1199 | 1306 | 1465 | 926 | 753 | 1495 | 1045 | 862 | 722 | 555 | 444 | 437 | 335 | 309 | 243 | 142 | 110 | 178 | 172 | 108 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 20 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | WSW 14 | SSE 11 | SW 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 666 | 649 | 544 | 30 | 530 | 487 | 63 | 61 | 61 | 38 | 38 | 26 | 11 | 23 | 39 | 81 | 22 | 51 | 20 | 19 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | — | — | — | W 20 | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 5 | N 12 | SSE 11 | WSW 15 | SSE 10 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | 31 | 31 | 53 | 38 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 39 | 42 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | — |
| kJ | 77 | 227 | 513 | 566 | 870 | 547 | 288 | 191 | 180 | 117 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 12 | 6 | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 268 | 26 | 33 | 30 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 229 | 0 | 0 |
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