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 3AM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 20). 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 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun night, strong winds from the SW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7462 | 7073 | 6534 | 5840 | 5461 | 5273 | 5006 | 4584 | 1504 | 1351 | 1143 | 2094 | 2147 | 1956 | 2227 | 2777 | 4020 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:12AM2.34m | 5:52PM2.48m | 6:21AM2.43m | 6:50PM2.62m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:58PM1.24m | 11:29AM1.16m | 00:17AM1.12m | 12:39PM1.01m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SSE 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | S 9 | — | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 7462 | 7073 | 6534 | 5840 | 5461 | 7 | 1364 | 1161 | 1504 | 1351 | 1143 | 2094 | 1 | — | 2227 | 2777 | 91 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | WSW 14 | SSE 7 | — |
| kJ | 16 | 33 | 9 | 31 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 561 | 121 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 118 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 14 | WSW 8 | SSE 6 | — | WSW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4802 | 4741 | 5273 | 5006 | 4584 | 730 | 523 | 367 | 316 | 2147 | 1956 | 40 | — | 4020 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 14 | 47 | 97 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 189 | 221 | 131 | 93 |
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