Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 1AM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Fri morning, light winds from the W by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2078 | 1933 | 1877 | 1674 | 1467 | 1316 | 1175 | 1085 | 960 | 814 | 623 | 688 | 1170 | 1627 | 2140 | 2574 | 2633 | 1869 | 1198 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:50PM3.03m | 9:12AM2.97m | 9:26PM3.18m | 9:47AM3.10m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:45PM0.62m | 3:04AM0.58m | 3:20PM0.45m | 3:39AM0.42m | 3:54PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | | |  |  |  |  | | | |  | | |  |  | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 18 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 2078 | 1933 | 1877 | 1674 | 1467 | 1316 | 1175 | 1085 | 960 | 814 | 623 | 688 | 103 | 321 | 316 | 316 | 246 | 225 | 1198 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 18 | — | S 18 | S 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | S 12 | W 24 | W 24 | W 23 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 25 | — | 6 | 6 | 57 | 102 | 112 | 102 | 102 | 215 | 133 | 43 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 222 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 4 | — | WSW 12 | S 16 | S 12 | — | S 12 | W 24 | W 23 | W 23 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | 129 | 5 | 12 | — | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | — | — | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — |
| kJ | 45 | 274 | 340 | 327 | 305 | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | 1170 | 1627 | 2140 | 2574 | 2633 | 1869 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 202 | 202 | 97 | 97 | 93 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 93 | 259 | 259 | 259 | 221 | 97 | 208 |
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