Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 4AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu morning, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 500 | 532 | 653 | 911 | 1638 | 902 | 929 | 1018 | 1643 | 2402 | 2329 | 3863 | 3754 | 3241 | 1578 | 2982 | 1632 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 00:52AM2.82m | 1:15PM2.80m | 1:36AM2.63m | 2:03PM2.62m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:54PM0.73m | 7:12AM0.70m | 7:38PM0.93m | 7:55AM0.90m | 8:30PM1.11m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 8 | NW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 500 | 532 | 653 | 911 | 1638 | 902 | 422 | 815 | 1643 | 2402 | 2329 | 3863 | 3754 | 3241 | 1578 | 2982 | 943 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 10 | S 5 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 215 | 474 | 537 | 929 | 1018 | 402 | 479 | 274 | 171 | 91 | 50 | 573 | 11 | 1632 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | SSE 6 | NNW 8 | — | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 779 | 8 | 42 | — | 31 | 18 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 4 | N 4 | NW 7 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NW 9 | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | — | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 27 | 37 | 48 | 33 | 20 | 386 | 117 | 50 | 834 | — | — | — | 29 | 34 | 33 | — | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 71 | 71 | 97 | 7 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 30 | 60 | 60 | 14 |
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