Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 6PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue night, calm by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | 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 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 802 | 2409 | 1951 | 1769 | 2281 | 1867 | 4832 | 1370 | 3933 | 3909 | 4489 | 4489 | 4428 | 4219 | 3963 | 3560 | 3283 | 3023 | 2705 | 2355 | 2717 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:21AM2.43m | 6:50PM2.62m | 7:16AM2.58m | 7:36PM2.80m | 8:02AM2.76m | 8:15PM2.98m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:39PM1.01m | 1:13AM0.91m | 1:30PM0.80m | 1:55AM0.68m | 2:11PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | S 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 9 | SSE 7 | WSW 14 | — | WSW 14 | 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 |
| kJ | 802 | 1 | 357 | 1769 | 82 | 947 | — | 1370 | 3933 | 3909 | 4489 | 4489 | 4428 | 4219 | 3963 | 3560 | 3283 | 3023 | 2705 | 2355 | 1145 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | SW 13 | WSW 14 | — | SSE 6 | — | — | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 400 | 617 | — | 44 | — | — | 1068 | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | 23 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 453 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 9 | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 254 | 2409 | 1951 | — | 2281 | 1867 | 4832 | 1157 | 72 | 223 | 168 | 97 | 82 | 82 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | 2717 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 97 | 264 | 256 | 162 | 97 | 110 | 263 | 162 | 110 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 221 | 97 | 97 | 35 |
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