Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 1PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the SSW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2848 | 3803 | 3514 | 3241 | 2906 | 1557 | 1412 | 1467 | 1447 | 1409 | 1409 | 1772 | 1772 | 1546 | 1546 | 1525 | 2299 | 6275 | 9877 | 9261 | 9708 | 10773 | 10275 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:36AM2.63m | 2:03PM2.62m | 2:35AM2.45m | 3:08PM2.47m | 3:53AM2.34m | 4:34PM2.41m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:55AM0.90m | 8:30PM1.11m | 8:48AM1.08m | 9:36PM1.23m | 10:01AM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 2848 | 3803 | 3514 | 3241 | 2906 | 804 | 1122 | 917 | 729 | 1409 | 1409 | 1772 | 1772 | 1546 | 1546 | 1525 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 10275 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 250 | 151 | 76 | 50 | 31 | 1557 | 1412 | 1467 | 1447 | 924 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | S 5 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 37 | — | 14 | 31 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | — |
| kJ | — | 61 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 637 | 1008 | 824 | 762 | 773 | 762 | 939 | 2299 | 6275 | 9877 | 9261 | 9708 | 10773 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 30 | 110 | 190 | 97 | 60 | 20 | 33 | 54 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 196 | 221 | 221 | 268 | 221 | 221 | 190 | 270 | 331 | 162 |
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