
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (07 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 1AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (07 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (07 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 6 | Saturday 7 | Sunday 8 | Mon 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | SW 11 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
87 | 61 | 275 | 297 | 273 | 233 | 206 | 164 | 181 | 143 | 143 | 199 | 268 | 276 | 304 | 455 | 732 | 862 | 1014 | 994 | 876 | 863 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:41PM2.96m | 9:09AM2.96m | 9:25PM3.01m | 9:50AM3.07m | 10:05PM3.05m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:33PM0.62m | 2:56AM0.47m | 3:19PM0.51m | 3:38AM0.39m | 4:00PM0.45m | 4:16AM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | |
— | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | 8:09 | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WNW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SW 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
87 | 45 | 275 | 297 | 69 | 233 | 206 | 164 | 181 | 143 | 143 | 78 | 119 | 103 | 207 | 455 | 732 | 862 | 1014 | 994 | 876 | 863 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 20 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | NW 14 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
2 | 61 | 60 | 64 | 7 | 69 | 67 | 84 | 82 | 81 | 79 | 46 | 65 | 99 | 99 | 72 | 38 | 8 | 142 | 91 | 64 | 51 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 11 | W 21 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | — | — | N 12 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | NW 14 |
— | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 30 | 30 | 21 | 44 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — |
111 | 100 | — | — | 273 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 199 | 268 | 276 | 304 | 327 | 306 | 233 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 150 | 165 | 259 | 259 | 25 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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