Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 1PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 3.5m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 10°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2728 | 3397 | 5693 | 5602 | 4783 | 5013 | 5530 | 5459 | 5385 | 5655 | 5933 | 5658 | 5875 | 5954 | 3499 | 3309 | 3040 | 2662 | 2179 | 1939 | 1435 | 1099 | 862 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:57AM2.72m | 3:45PM2.68m | 4:27AM2.63m | 5:23PM2.71m | 5:54AM2.68m | 6:39PM2.87m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:17AM0.95m | 10:10PM1.05m | 10:45AM1.03m | 11:40PM1.00m | 12:15PM0.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | NW 8 | WSW 14 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 1010 | 3397 | 5693 | 5602 | 4783 | 5013 | 5530 | 5459 | 5385 | 5655 | 5933 | 5658 | 5875 | 5954 | 3499 | 3309 | 3040 | 2662 | 2179 | 1939 | 687 | 1099 | 294 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WNW 9 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 300 | 300 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 1052 | 1435 | 352 | 862 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | NNW 8 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 250 | 282 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | WSW 15 | — | — | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 2728 | 3195 | 5096 | 4424 | 238 | 214 | — | 4485 | — | — | 35 | 28 | 301 | 490 | 535 | 696 | 740 | 760 | 669 | 711 | 9 | 268 | 223 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 210 | 60 | 262 | 262 | 262 | 210 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 221 | 208 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 25 |
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