Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 18s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 18s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 17s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 12PM is: 3.0m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 3.0m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri night, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 18 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5161 | 6092 | 6258 | 6345 | 7981 | 9213 | 11983 | 4225 | 4568 | 4672 | 4764 | 3052 | 2948 | 2682 | 2751 | 2821 | 8986 | 2996 | 2182 | 2110 | 1904 | 1606 | 1671 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:36AM3.28m | 9:54PM3.44m | 10:15AM3.33m | 10:32PM3.42m | 10:52AM3.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:26AM0.19m | 3:45PM0.15m | 4:07AM0.11m | 4:24PM0.14m | 4:46AM0.12m | 5:02PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | S 15 | S 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 5161 | 6092 | 6258 | 6345 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1294 | 2924 | 2887 | 2682 | 2751 | 2821 | 40 | 19 | 2182 | 2110 | 1904 | 1606 | 1671 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | 48 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1982 | 2948 | 2354 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1150 | 1108 | 1094 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 349 | 157 | — | 5374 | 7981 | 9213 | 11983 | 4225 | 4568 | 4672 | 4764 | 3052 | 2501 | 2489 | 2304 | 1920 | 8986 | 2996 | 1968 | 1827 | 1684 | 1387 | 1159 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 14 | 14 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 203 | 190 | 71 | 90 | 162 | 203 | 190 | 97 | 109 | 221 | 221 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 97 | 14 | 7 |
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