Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 10AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon morning, light winds from the WNW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4330 | 3413 | 3129 | 2918 | 2338 | 1835 | 1981 | 1874 | 1916 | 1875 | 1774 | 3882 | 3465 | 3018 | 3062 | 2998 | 2756 | 2309 | 1902 | 1723 | 1512 | 1342 | 1322 |
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 | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:26AM3.34m | 11:39PM3.40m | 12:02PM3.36m | 00:17AM3.35m | 12:41PM3.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:18AM0.08m | 5:35PM0.13m | 5:56AM0.09m | 6:14PM0.19m | 6:36AM0.19m | 6:57PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | S 18 | WSW 14 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 14 | 80 | 149 | 210 | 479 | 486 | 333 | 321 | 232 | 234 | 1206 | 1068 | 6 | 3018 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2309 | 1902 | 1723 | 1512 | 1342 | 1322 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 21 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 44 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 186 | 182 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 25 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — |
| kJ | 4330 | 3413 | 3129 | 2918 | 2338 | 1835 | 1981 | 1874 | 1916 | 1875 | 1774 | 3882 | 3465 | 702 | 3062 | 2998 | 2756 | 1775 | — | 1403 | 1122 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 116 | 221 | 230 | 262 | 262 | 221 | 221 | 203 | 190 | 190 | 97 | 97 | 229 | 221 | 97 | 97 | 60 | 54 | 60 | 152 | 221 | 146 | 30 |
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