Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 10AM is: 3.5m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 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) | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1014 | 1137 | 1589 | 2816 | 3922 | 4178 | 3970 | 4483 | 4184 | 3453 | 3071 | 2918 | 2121 | 1838 | 1694 | 1597 | 1707 | 1713 | 3559 | 3151 | 2705 | 2357 | 2315 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:51AM3.25m | 11:03PM3.37m | 11:26AM3.34m | 11:39PM3.40m | 12:02PM3.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:42AM0.14m | 4:59PM0.15m | 5:18AM0.08m | 5:35PM0.13m | 5:56AM0.09m | 6:14PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 24 | W 24 | W 24 | W 23 | W 23 | SW 23 | WSW 22 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 47 | 7 | 15 | 80 | 149 | 210 | 572 | 276 | 333 | 321 | 232 | 234 | 3559 | 3151 | 2705 | 2357 | 2315 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 22 | WSW 21 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | WSW 18 | S 8 | — | S 14 | — | WSW 16 | S 16 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | 44 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 186 | 1 | — | 4 | — | 326 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | S 15 | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 24 | 25 | 55 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1014 | 1137 | 1589 | 2816 | 3922 | 4178 | 3970 | 4483 | 4184 | 3453 | 3071 | 2918 | 2121 | 1838 | 1694 | 1597 | 1707 | 1713 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 221 | 209 | 268 | 273 | 268 | 190 | 190 | 97 | 162 | 221 | 230 | 230 | 230 | 221 | 215 | 203 | 190 | 190 | 150 | 152 | 229 | 97 | 60 |
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