Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 12PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.7m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri morning, light winds from the NW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1435 | 1159 | 1490 | 2212 | 2610 | 2979 | 2935 | 2016 | 2963 | 4755 | 4824 | 5519 | 4783 | 5192 | 5310 | 5100 | 5385 | 5655 | 5856 | 5947 | 6181 | 5995 | 5803 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:49AM2.90m | 2:24PM2.81m | 2:57AM2.72m | 3:45PM2.68m | 4:27AM2.63m | 5:23PM2.71m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:13AM0.77m | 8:51PM0.94m | 9:17AM0.95m | 10:10PM1.05m | 10:45AM1.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — |
mm | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | NW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | 1435 | 1159 | 1225 | 1415 | 697 | 581 | 512 | 471 | 2261 | 4755 | 4824 | 5519 | 4783 | 5192 | 5310 | 5100 | 5385 | 5655 | 5856 | 5947 | 6181 | 5995 | 5803 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | — | WSW 12 | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | 211 | — | — | — | 996 | 1114 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 424 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 14 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 320 | 689 | 1490 | 2212 | 2610 | 2979 | 2935 | 2016 | 2963 | 338 | 307 | 4110 | 232 | 112 | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 340 | 427 | 412 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 97 | 266 | 266 | 275 | 275 | 278 | 272 | 295 | 210 | 60 | 262 | 262 | 262 | 210 | 97 | 210 | 199 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 259 | 97 |
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