Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 12AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.7m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.5m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 12°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2746 | 2751 | 2956 | 2445 | 2353 | 5008 | 4824 | 5519 | 4783 | 5013 | 5310 | 5459 | 5385 | 5655 | 5933 | 4831 | 4662 | 5197 | 5266 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:24PM2.81m | 2:57AM2.72m | 3:45PM2.68m | 4:27AM2.63m | 5:23PM2.71m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:51PM0.94m | 9:17AM0.95m | 10:10PM1.05m | 10:45AM1.03m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | NW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | 697 | 815 | 644 | 513 | 1099 | 5008 | 4824 | 5519 | 4783 | 5013 | 5310 | 5459 | 5385 | 5655 | 5933 | 4831 | 4662 | 5197 | 5266 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 14 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 899 | 365 | 300 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | NW 9 | WSW 14 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 5 | NW 6 | N 5 | N 6 |
| kJ | 2746 | 2751 | 2956 | 2445 | 2353 | — | 307 | 4168 | 232 | 214 | — | — | — | — | 35 | 115 | 222 | 77 | 119 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 275 | 272 | 278 | 287 | 60 | 60 | 262 | 262 | 264 | 210 | 97 | 202 | 202 | 97 | 97 | 264 | 97 | 210 | 97 |
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