Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 7AM is: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the W by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8654 | 2716 | 8986 | 9174 | 3061 | 2020 | 1904 | 1857 | 4451 | 4136 | 3717 | 3102 | 3348 | 2930 | 2625 | 2285 | 2285 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:32PM3.42m | 10:52AM3.31m | 11:08PM3.33m | 11:27AM3.24m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:46AM0.12m | 5:02PM0.20m | 5:23AM0.19m | 5:38PM0.34m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | WSW 16 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 24 | 2716 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 1928 | 1547 | 1098 | 4451 | 4136 | 3717 | 3102 | 2427 | 2930 | 2625 | 2285 | 2285 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 16 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SSE 4 | SSE 10 | SSE 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 9 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 20 | — | 1308 | 1904 | 1857 | 1358 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 834 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | — | WSW 15 | — | — | WSW 14 | — |
| kJ | 8654 | 1920 | 8986 | 9174 | 3061 | 2020 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 3348 | — | — | 1913 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 221 | 221 | 221 | 203 | 190 | 190 | 97 | 16 | 47 | 49 | 60 | 47 | 60 | 93 | 97 | 97 | 30 |
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