Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 8AM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri night, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1067 | 924 | 807 | 807 | 740 | 721 | 749 | 649 | 641 | 632 | 509 | 449 | 449 | 455 | 455 | 437 | 362 | 357 | 316 | 243 | 229 | 180 | 154 | 154 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:13AM3.18m | 10:29PM3.25m | 10:50AM3.25m | 11:06PM3.24m | 11:25AM3.26m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:03AM0.23m | 4:23PM0.26m | 4:41AM0.18m | 5:00PM0.25m | 5:18AM0.19m | 5:36PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | NNW 8 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 1067 | 924 | 807 | 807 | 740 | 721 | 749 | 649 | 641 | 632 | 509 | 176 | 449 | 455 | 257 | 267 | 207 | 179 | 171 | 110 | 107 | 93 | 96 | 103 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 5 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 27 | 27 | 25 | 43 | 35 | 17 | 49 | 38 | 37 | 71 | 98 | 238 | — | — | 455 | 437 | 362 | 357 | 316 | 243 | 229 | 180 | 154 | 154 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | WSW 20 | W 20 | — | WNW 9 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | WSW 20 | NNW 6 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 37 | 30 | — | 49 | 449 | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | 38 | 12 | 73 | 127 | 124 | 124 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | — | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | — | NW 8 | NW 9 | NNW 7 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | 73 | 160 | 250 | 353 | — | 344 | 402 | 68 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 71 | 93 | 93 | 259 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
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