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 8AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| 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 ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 7 | Sunday 8 | Monday 9 | Tue 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 328 | 304 | 260 | 206 | 164 | 160 | 164 | 143 | 199 | 242 | 276 | 296 | 455 | 722 | 862 | 1014 | 957 | 876 | 965 | 863 | 756 | 700 | 615 | 528 | 528 | 421 | 357 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | 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-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:09AM2.96m | 9:25PM3.01m | 9:50AM3.07m | 10:05PM3.05m | 10:27AM3.15m | 10:42PM3.06m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:56AM0.47m | 3:19PM0.51m | 3:38AM0.39m | 4:00PM0.45m | 4:16AM0.35m | 4:38PM0.44m | 4:53AM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | | |  |  | |  |  | | | |  | | |  | | |  | | | | | | | |
 | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | 8:10 |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | SW 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | NW 8 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 328 | 69 | 260 | 206 | 164 | 82 | 81 | 143 | 78 | 119 | 119 | 207 | 455 | 722 | 862 | 1014 | 957 | 876 | 965 | 863 | 756 | 700 | 615 | 528 | 528 | 421 | 357 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | W 20 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 17 | WSW 15 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | NW 14 | N 14 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 64 | 7 | 69 | 67 | 84 | 30 | 21 | 79 | 46 | 65 | 99 | 99 | 95 | 38 | 8 | 4 | 113 | 75 | 51 | 30 | 27 | 15 | 11 | 55 | 62 | 48 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | SW 15 | SW 18 | WSW 15 | W 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 14 | N 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | N 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 7 | NNW 5 | N 5 | S 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 30 | 8 | 13 | 44 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 304 | — | — | — | 160 | 164 | — | 199 | 242 | 276 | 296 | 299 | 279 | 216 | 163 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 17 | 111 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 150 | 165 | 97 | 262 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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