Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 4PM is: 5.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 18ft (5.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 16ft (5.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun morning, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7310 | 6733 | 6817 | 6934 | 7462 | 7073 | 6290 | 5840 | 5341 | 5273 | 4902 | 4326 | 3879 | 1484 | 2613 | 942 | 2357 | 2048 | 1908 | 2106 | 3722 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:34PM2.41m | 5:12AM2.34m | 5:52PM2.48m | 6:21AM2.43m | 6:50PM2.62m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:01AM1.19m | 10:58PM1.24m | 11:29AM1.16m | 00:17AM1.12m | 12:39PM1.01m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 15 | SSE 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | SSE 10 | WSW 16 | SSE 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | S 8 | — | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | — | 242 | 7 | 6934 | 7462 | 7073 | 6290 | 33 | 5341 | 7 | 1364 | 1161 | 834 | 1484 | 712 | 942 | 1 | — | 1908 | 2106 | 108 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 5 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | — | — | WSW 14 | SSE 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 15 | 16 | 32 | 47 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 486 | 176 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 476 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 8 | WSW 14 | W 7 | W 14 | WSW 9 | SSE 6 | — | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 7310 | 6733 | 6817 | — | — | — | — | 5840 | 4659 | 5273 | 4902 | 4326 | 3879 | 517 | 2613 | 320 | 2357 | 2048 | 126 | — | 3722 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 221 | 442 | 295 | 71 | 14 | 0 | 50 | 97 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 275 | 162 | 71 | 90 |
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