Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 4PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed morning, calm by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1442 | 4149 | 4758 | 4758 | 4819 | 4219 | 3963 | 3606 | 3283 | 3130 | 2705 | 2542 | 2717 | 1370 | 1159 | 1028 | 850 | 721 | 626 | 607 | 590 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:16AM2.58m | 7:36PM2.80m | 8:02AM2.76m | 8:15PM2.98m | 8:41AM2.94m | 8:52PM3.14m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:30PM0.80m | 1:55AM0.68m | 2:11PM0.58m | 2:32AM0.47m | 2:48PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
mm | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 1195 | 4149 | 4758 | 4758 | 4819 | 4219 | 3963 | 3606 | 3283 | 3130 | 2705 | 2542 | 1145 | 1370 | 1159 | 1028 | 850 | 721 | 626 | 607 | 132 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 1442 | — | — | — | — | 82 | — | 36 | 21 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 590 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | W 5 | WSW 15 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — |
| kJ | 42 | 132 | 151 | 103 | 107 | 131 | 64 | — | — | — | — | 60 | 2717 | 376 | 443 | 376 | 307 | 237 | 161 | 146 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 162 | 60 | 60 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 221 | 97 | 97 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 47 | 47 | 97 | 230 | 221 | 97 |
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