Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (02 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 11PM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, strong winds from the NW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 10 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 902 | 902 | 1778 | 1465 | 1504 | 1403 | 1380 | 1189 | 1249 | 908 | 1868 | 1578 | 1244 | 1133 | 1883 | 2073 | 1998 | 2342 | 3601 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:42PM3.13m | 00:59AM3.10m | 1:27PM2.98m | 1:49AM2.90m | 2:24PM2.81m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:59PM0.56m | 7:22AM0.56m | 7:50PM0.76m | 8:13AM0.77m | 8:51PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 902 | 902 | 1778 | 1465 | 1504 | 1403 | 1380 | 1189 | 1249 | 908 | 1868 | 1578 | 1244 | 1042 | 1241 | 1199 | 870 | 581 | 580 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 124 | 23 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 10 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 547 | 406 | 274 | — | — | — | — | 49 | 67 | 52 | 71 | 221 | 578 | 1133 | 1883 | 2073 | 1998 | 2342 | 3601 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 221 | 262 | 221 | 209 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 221 | 209 | 97 | 71 | 97 | 97 | 259 | 259 | 208 | 272 | 272 | 272 |
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