Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 7AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 759 | 759 | 749 | 624 | 523 | 480 | 657 | 612 | 612 | 697 | 649 | 768 | 749 | 784 | 911 | 899 | 722 | 811 | 1663 | 1750 | 1728 | 1488 | 1225 | 1081 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:49AM2.79m | 8:18PM3.01m | 8:45AM2.94m | 9:07PM3.14m | 9:32AM3.08m | 9:50PM3.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:40AM0.74m | 2:05PM0.69m | 2:35AM0.53m | 2:57PM0.49m | 3:21AM0.36m | 3:42PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SSE 7 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 759 | 759 | 749 | 624 | 523 | 480 | 657 | 612 | 612 | 697 | 649 | 768 | 749 | 784 | 911 | 899 | 722 | 238 | 1663 | 1750 | 1728 | 1488 | 1225 | 1081 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 18 | WSW 14 | SSE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 182 | 124 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 75 | 92 | 81 | 57 | 55 | 54 | 443 | 811 | 139 | 84 | 47 | 42 | 43 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | — | S 10 | W 12 | W 8 | WNW 5 | — | WNW 5 | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WSW 18 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | WNW 8 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 54 | 596 | 58 | 58 | 56 | — | — | 43 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 22 | 73 | 214 | 440 | 397 | 335 | — | — | 61 | 34 | 30 | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 25 | 259 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 30 | 30 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
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