Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (04 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 12AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Thu night, light winds from the NW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | W 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1299 | 1048 | 1496 | 1435 | 1301 | 1159 | 1473 | 2322 | 2825 | 3012 | 2606 | 2852 | 2353 | 5891 | 5524 | 5442 | 5239 | 4966 | 4591 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:27PM2.98m | 1:49AM2.90m | 2:24PM2.81m | 2:57AM2.72m | 3:45PM2.68m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:50PM0.76m | 8:13AM0.77m | 8:51PM0.94m | 9:17AM0.95m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | W 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 1299 | 1048 | 1496 | 1435 | 1301 | 1159 | 1361 | 467 | 859 | 847 | 1010 | 899 | 470 | 5891 | 5524 | 5442 | 5239 | 4966 | 4591 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | WSW 16 | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 612 | — | — | — | 834 | 1010 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 39 | 64 | 44 | 136 | 453 | 658 | 1473 | 2322 | 2825 | 3012 | 2606 | 2852 | 2353 | — | — | — | — | 88 | 115 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 259 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 259 | 275 | 275 | 275 | 275 | 308 | 295 | 264 | 60 | 264 | 262 | 262 | 264 | 97 |
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