Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (14 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 9PM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, fresh winds from the N by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2529 | 2285 | 2118 | 1848 | 1676 | 921 | 934 | 774 | 672 | 530 | 437 | 373 | 304 | 299 | 295 | 295 | 290 | 320 | 723 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:42PM3.19m | 12:01PM3.12m | 00:16AM3.01m | 12:36PM2.97m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:38PM0.34m | 5:59AM0.33m | 6:15PM0.52m | 6:35AM0.50m | 6:54PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 6 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 2529 | 2285 | 2118 | 1848 | 1676 | 921 | 934 | 774 | 672 | 530 | 437 | 373 | 304 | 299 | 77 | 295 | 290 | 320 | 723 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | WSW 6 | S 9 | S 10 | WSW 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 13 | W 18 | W 18 | SW 18 | W 18 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 108 | 7 | 8 | 139 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 295 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | W 18 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | NW 4 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 96 | 137 | 200 | 263 | 325 | 256 | 198 | 139 | 12 | 99 | 86 | 83 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 190 | 97 | 30 | 30 | 7 | 43 | 54 | 256 | 256 | 221 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 264 | 259 | 259 | 71 |
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