Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 10AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 18 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 419 | 359 | 305 | 306 | 407 | 945 | 1098 | 2792 | 5161 | 6092 | 6258 | 6716 | 8388 | 9647 | 11983 | 4642 | 4745 | 5807 | 6057 | 4187 | 3023 | 2850 | 2716 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:52AM3.17m | 9:13PM3.39m | 9:36AM3.28m | 9:54PM3.44m | 10:15AM3.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:43AM0.34m | 3:03PM0.27m | 3:26AM0.19m | 3:45PM0.15m | 4:07AM0.11m | 4:24PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 18 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 419 | 359 | 305 | 192 | 388 | 945 | 673 | 2792 | 5161 | 6092 | 6258 | 6716 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1179 | 2325 | 3023 | 2850 | 2716 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 20 | WSW 16 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | — | S 17 | S 17 |
| kJ | 211 | 273 | 264 | 306 | 407 | 441 | 1098 | 865 | 929 | — | 81 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1929 | — | 23 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | — | WSW 24 | SW 13 | WSW 22 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | — | 54 | 172 | 263 | 307 | 723 | 678 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 55 | 130 | 170 | 146 | 164 | 438 | 181 | 744 | 450 | 232 | — | — | 8388 | 9647 | 11983 | 4642 | 4745 | 5807 | 6057 | 4187 | 2739 | 2637 | 2525 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 97 | 97 | 97 | 202 | 150 | 162 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 30 | 26 | 221 | 221 | 229 | 203 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 162 | 150 | 203 | 97 | 221 |
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