Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 3PM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.7m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the E by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5461 | 5573 | 5291 | 4584 | 1504 | 1351 | 2471 | 2129 | 802 | 975 | 2515 | 2188 | 3421 | 2866 | 2212 | 1504 | 3823 | 3929 | 4432 | 4489 | 4547 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:52PM2.48m | 6:21AM2.43m | 6:50PM2.62m | 7:16AM2.58m | 7:36PM2.80m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:29AM1.16m | 00:17AM1.12m | 12:39PM1.01m | 1:13AM0.91m | 1:30PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | S 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 5461 | 2002 | 1364 | 1161 | 1504 | 1351 | 811 | 2129 | 802 | 1 | 1937 | 2188 | 117 | 34 | 10 | 1504 | 3823 | 3929 | 4432 | 4489 | 4547 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | S 8 | WSW 14 | — | SSE 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 325 | 607 | — | — | — | 1 | 989 | — | 122 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 14 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SE 5 | SSE 7 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | — | 5573 | 5291 | 4584 | 730 | 470 | 2471 | 302 | 301 | 975 | 2515 | — | 3421 | 2866 | 2212 | 1093 | 30 | 186 | — | 48 | 30 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 221 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 189 | 272 | 162 | 97 | 221 | 263 | 268 | 189 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 22 |
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