Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 10AM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 11°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat morning, strong winds from the NW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1561 | 1514 | 1302 | 1089 | 1140 | 1290 | 1369 | 521 | 766 | 1114 | 1483 | 2624 | 3913 | 3892 | 3650 | 3999 | 4097 | 3113 | 2652 | 2430 | 2121 | 1835 | 1755 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 9:17AM3.11m | 9:27PM3.28m | 9:51AM3.25m | 10:03PM3.37m | 10:26AM3.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:07AM0.28m | 3:23PM0.24m | 3:42AM0.14m | 3:59PM0.15m | 4:18AM0.08m | 4:35PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 24 | W 24 | — | W 23 | SW 23 | WSW 22 | SSE 8 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 |
| kJ | 357 | 1514 | 1302 | 1089 | 230 | 184 | 184 | 144 | 140 | 11 | 11 | — | 11 | 21 | 47 | 6 | 44 | 79 | 149 | 315 | 479 | 276 | 333 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SW 16 | — | — | — | S 10 | W 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SW 13 | WSW 18 | S 8 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | 44 | 15 | 7 | 87 | 186 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | W 8 | — | W 8 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 1561 | 286 | — | 333 | 1140 | 1290 | 1369 | 521 | 766 | 1114 | 1483 | 2624 | 3913 | 3892 | 3650 | 3999 | 4097 | 3113 | 2652 | 2430 | 2121 | 1835 | 1755 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 97 | 97 | 60 | 221 | 221 | 210 | 97 | 221 | 221 | 210 | 210 | 273 | 268 | 190 | 162 | 97 | 162 | 221 | 230 | 229 | 221 | 256 | 203 |
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