Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 1AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3663 | 3456 | 3305 | 3197 | 2949 | 2756 | 2139 | 1949 | 1674 | 1469 | 1447 | 1447 | 1469 | 548 | 501 | 501 | 487 | 581 | 622 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:17AM3.35m | 12:41PM3.31m | 00:58AM3.23m | 1:24PM3.19m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:14PM0.19m | 6:36AM0.19m | 6:57PM0.33m | 7:18AM0.35m | 7:45PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | WSW 14 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | S 12 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 3305 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2139 | 1949 | 1674 | 1469 | 1447 | 1447 | 11 | 548 | 501 | 501 | 443 | 384 | 347 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 9 | — | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | WSW 14 | — | WSW 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 3663 | 3456 | 614 | 3197 | 2949 | 2756 | — | — | — | 1179 | — | 212 | 1469 | 310 | 417 | 469 | 487 | 581 | 622 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 229 | 97 | 97 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 30 | 97 | 97 | 197 | 30 | 60 | 97 | 97 | 221 | 256 | 256 | 221 | 97 |
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