Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (16 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 9PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu morning, light winds from the S by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 290 | 320 | 539 | 625 | 704 | 878 | 1527 | 902 | 929 | 1127 | 2117 | 2953 | 2128 | 4372 | 3754 | 3469 | 1735 | 1412 | 1412 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 12:36PM2.97m | 00:52AM2.82m | 1:15PM2.80m | 1:36AM2.63m | 2:03PM2.62m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:54PM0.73m | 7:12AM0.70m | 7:38PM0.93m | 7:55AM0.90m | 8:30PM1.11m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 14 | WNW 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 290 | 320 | 539 | 625 | 704 | 878 | 1527 | 302 | 929 | 1127 | 2117 | 2953 | 2128 | 4372 | 3754 | 3469 | 1735 | 990 | 1276 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | SW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | NW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 36 | 33 | 28 | — | — | 172 | 480 | 902 | 460 | — | 703 | 390 | 232 | 133 | 67 | 33 | 612 | 1412 | 1412 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | SW 18 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 17 | SSE 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | SSE 5 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 627 | 45 | 67 | 33 | 22 | 15 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NW 8 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | — | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 15 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 46 | 37 | 55 | 113 | 854 | 1017 | — | — | — | — | 100 | 114 | 40 | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 262 | 146 | 71 | 71 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 30 | 33 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 229 | 93 | 90 |
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