Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (10 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 10PM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.8m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 2.0m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, strong winds from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 18 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 451 | 945 | 1098 | 1132 | 5161 | 5732 | 6258 | 6345 | 7981 | 9843 | 11508 | 4147 | 4152 | 4243 | 4765 | 3263 | 3102 | 2682 | 8917 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:13PM3.39m | 9:36AM3.28m | 9:54PM3.44m | 10:15AM3.33m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:03PM0.27m | 3:26AM0.19m | 3:45PM0.15m | 4:07AM0.11m | 4:24PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — |
mm | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 18 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | S 17 |
| kJ | 451 | 247 | 471 | 702 | 5161 | 5732 | 6258 | 6345 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2887 | 3102 | 2682 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | — | — | SSE 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — |
| kJ | 407 | 945 | 1098 | 1132 | — | — | 62 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1956 | 2911 | 2354 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 22 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — |
| kJ | 263 | 441 | 723 | 865 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 123 | — | 233 | 604 | 337 | 161 | — | — | 7981 | 9843 | 11508 | 4147 | 4152 | 4243 | 4765 | 3263 | 2443 | 2489 | 8917 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 97 | 162 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 30 | 14 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 190 | 162 | 162 | 71 | 71 | 150 | 203 | 97 | 221 |
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