Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 1AM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 3.0m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SE by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4783 | 5013 | 5530 | 5459 | 5385 | 5655 | 5856 | 5023 | 3934 | 3839 | 3745 | 4234 | 3412 | 3095 | 2365 | 1693 | 1175 | 1042 | 803 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 3:45PM2.68m | 4:27AM2.63m | 5:23PM2.71m | 5:54AM2.68m | 6:39PM2.87m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:10PM1.05m | 10:45AM1.03m | 11:40PM1.00m | 12:15PM0.92m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WNW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 4783 | 5013 | 5530 | 5459 | 5385 | 5655 | 5856 | 5023 | 3934 | 3839 | 3745 | 4234 | 3412 | 3095 | 2365 | 1693 | 1175 | 393 | 430 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 687 | 480 | 551 | 433 | 874 | 722 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 287 | 370 | 306 | 190 | 125 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | WSW 15 | — | NW 8 | — | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 261 | 214 | — | 4221 | — | 63 | — | 148 | 386 | 661 | 740 | 565 | 824 | 860 | 34 | 261 | 867 | 1042 | 803 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 259 | 210 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 259 | 209 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 25 |
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