Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 8PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 18 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 211 | 346 | 444 | 531 | 540 | 540 | 419 | 798 | 305 | 306 | 1249 | 1057 | 938 | 1102 | 5503 | 6092 | 6632 | 7099 | 8388 | 9647 | 3682 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:03AM3.00m | 8:28PM3.26m | 8:52AM3.17m | 9:13PM3.39m | 9:36AM3.28m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:17PM0.46m | 2:43AM0.34m | 3:03PM0.27m | 3:26AM0.19m | 3:45PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 18 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 18 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — |
| kJ | 211 | 346 | 444 | 531 | 540 | 540 | 419 | 273 | 305 | 173 | 407 | 832 | 938 | 823 | 5503 | 6092 | 6632 | 7099 | 3990 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 22 | WSW 20 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 19 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 55 | 53 | 23 | 214 | 146 | 184 | 211 | 176 | 264 | 306 | 263 | 441 | 909 | 1102 | 929 | — | 90 | 20 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | WSW 15 | — | WSW 24 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 28 | 82 | 149 | 23 | 22 | — | 21 | — | 54 | 172 | 17 | 307 | 723 | 865 | — | — | 78 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | W 5 | WSW 11 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 16 | 54 | 798 | 170 | 173 | 1249 | 1057 | 275 | 843 | 588 | 276 | — | 6094 | 8388 | 9647 | 3682 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 97 | 7 | 7 | 97 | 259 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 264 | 165 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 190 |
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