Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 12PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the N by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4021 | 3695 | 3243 | 2825 | 2638 | 1283 | 1143 | 2202 | 2106 | 2006 | 2109 | 1997 | 1783 | 1683 | 915 | 1674 | 1511 | 1445 | 1295 | 1085 | 960 | 841 | 805 |
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 | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:52AM2.65m | 8:12PM2.86m | 8:35AM2.81m | 8:50PM3.03m | 9:12AM2.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:48AM0.95m | 2:06PM0.81m | 2:28AM0.76m | 2:45PM0.62m | 3:04AM0.58m | 3:20PM0.45m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 4021 | 3695 | 3243 | 2825 | 1076 | 1283 | 1143 | 2202 | 2106 | 2006 | 2109 | 1997 | 1783 | 1683 | 915 | 1674 | 1511 | 1445 | 1295 | 1085 | 960 | 841 | 805 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — | — | — | — | W 18 | — | S 18 | S 18 | WSW 17 | S 6 | S 6 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | 6 | 6 | 57 | 17 | 16 | 102 | 102 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | SSE 5 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 3 | 102 | 112 | 9 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 14 | W 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | W 7 | W 14 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 470 | 397 | 290 | 2638 | 278 | 310 | — | — | — | 173 | 1807 | 24 | 33 | 267 | 348 | 319 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 221 | 221 | 262 | 272 | 262 | 221 | 221 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 221 | 210 | 210 | 195 | 264 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 71 | 43 | 7 |
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