Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (29 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 9PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 223 | 500 | 301 | 384 | 736 | 1087 | 1073 | 1055 | 1156 | 1411 | 2392 | 3081 | 4319 | 4119 | 3960 | 4245 | 3016 | 4422 | 3786 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:33PM3.38m | 10:54AM3.26m | 11:06PM3.40m | 11:28AM3.28m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:27PM0.24m | 4:47AM0.22m | 5:01PM0.22m | 5:23AM0.21m | 5:38PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  | |  |  |  | |  | | | | |  | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | WSW 14 | — | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 223 | 59 | 48 | 286 | 377 | 360 | 443 | 569 | 376 | 610 | 733 | 724 | — | 1275 | 1067 | — | 1977 | — | 1225 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | W 8 | SW 10 | WSW 12 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | WSW 13 | N 7 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 93 | 52 | 76 | 93 | 17 | 10 | 66 | 1 | 597 | 493 | 493 | 303 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 21 | WSW 12 | WSW 19 | NNW 7 | S 10 | — | NNW 7 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 143 | 98 | 214 | 31 | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 198 | 500 | 301 | 384 | 736 | 1087 | 1073 | 1055 | 1156 | 1411 | 2392 | 3081 | 4319 | 4119 | 3960 | 4245 | 3016 | 4422 | 3786 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 146 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 221 | 221 | 229 | 229 | 262 | 275 | 272 | 229 | 221 | 229 | 221 | 272 | 270 | 229 | 221 |
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