Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 5AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Thu morning, light winds from the SW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||
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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) | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 437 | 373 | 304 | 299 | 295 | 295 | 290 | 320 | 500 | 602 | 764 | 792 | 578 | 889 | 929 | 1224 | 2616 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:16AM3.01m | 12:36PM2.97m | 00:52AM2.82m | 1:15PM2.80m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:15PM0.52m | 6:35AM0.50m | 6:54PM0.73m | 7:12AM0.70m | 7:38PM0.93m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WSW 13 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 437 | 373 | 304 | 299 | 295 | 295 | 290 | 320 | 500 | 602 | 764 | 792 | 463 | 624 | 563 | 1224 | 553 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | W 18 | WSW 5 | SW 18 | S 8 | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | N 7 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 42 | 13 | 1 | — | — | 168 | 578 | 889 | 929 | 209 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 7 | NW 9 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 316 | 285 | 223 | 172 | 135 | 92 | 19 | 74 | 41 | 44 | 45 | 56 | 106 | 121 | 278 | 1034 | 2616 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 262 | 262 | 146 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 97 | 93 | 97 | 208 | 208 | 189 |
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