Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 4AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 06). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5145 | 4234 | 3915 | 3486 | 2483 | 1496 | 1299 | 917 | 621 | 702 | 733 | 799 | 711 | 711 | 689 | 508 | 443 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:54AM2.68m | 6:39PM2.87m | 7:05AM2.82m | 7:38PM3.08m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:40PM1.00m | 12:15PM0.92m | 00:56AM0.81m | 1:23PM0.70m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | 5 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 1 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 5145 | 4234 | 3915 | 3486 | 2483 | 1496 | 1010 | 774 | 621 | 702 | 733 | 799 | 711 | 711 | 689 | 508 | 443 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 314 | 291 | 217 | 168 | 196 | 188 | 216 | 178 | 152 | 84 | 132 | 109 | 104 | 86 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 20 | WNW 9 | NNW 8 | SW 18 | W 18 | S 4 | W 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 115 | 147 | 181 | 68 | 33 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 46 | 55 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 326 | 452 | 394 | 105 | 890 | 1444 | 1299 | 917 | 587 | 353 | 145 | 68 | 28 | 12 | 6 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 97 | 93 | 196 | 162 | 22 | 25 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 30 | 25 | 20 | 3 | 150 | 60 | 0 | 0 |
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