Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 5AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 07). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Mon night, light winds from the NNE by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 763 | 799 | 824 | 787 | 346 | 333 | 679 | 545 | 436 | 371 | 365 | 265 | 227 | 261 | 387 | 521 | 478 |
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-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 6:39PM2.87m | 7:05AM2.82m | 7:38PM3.08m | 8:03AM3.00m | 8:28PM3.26m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:56AM0.81m | 1:23PM0.70m | 1:54AM0.56m | 2:17PM0.46m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | -1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 763 | 799 | 824 | 787 | 346 | 333 | 679 | 545 | 436 | 371 | 365 | 265 | 227 | 261 | 387 | 521 | 478 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 |
| kJ | 158 | 123 | 113 | 94 | 152 | 152 | 129 | 123 | 84 | 84 | 86 | 69 | 55 | 41 | 24 | 214 | 146 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSE 4 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 20 | NW 8 | — |
| kJ | 32 | 34 | 55 | 54 | 290 | 261 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 32 | 16 | 28 | 26 | 149 | 23 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | NW 3 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 571 | 278 | 115 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 48 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 110 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 0 | 35 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 97 | 97 | 97 |
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