Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 10AM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3963 | 3717 | 3283 | 3023 | 2906 | 2542 | 3009 | 1175 | 1042 | 921 | 752 | 731 | 617 | 607 | 590 | 581 | 649 | 1152 | 1161 | 1127 | 1564 | 669 | 687 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:02AM2.76m | 8:15PM2.98m | 8:41AM2.94m | 8:52PM3.14m | 9:17AM3.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:55AM0.68m | 2:11PM0.58m | 2:32AM0.47m | 2:48PM0.39m | 3:07AM0.28m | 3:23PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 3963 | 3717 | 3283 | 3023 | 2906 | 2542 | 1024 | 1175 | 1042 | 921 | 752 | 731 | 617 | 607 | 590 | 581 | 192 | 1152 | 1161 | 1127 | — | 251 | 247 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | W 18 | WSW 13 | S 8 | S 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 48 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 649 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | — | — | W 8 | — | WSW 12 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | 3009 | 590 | 620 | 508 | 379 | 310 | 210 | 161 | 195 | 240 | — | — | 177 | — | 1564 | 669 | 687 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 221 | 229 | 189 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 49 | 60 | 229 | 97 | 221 | 97 | 97 | 90 | 90 | 97 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 221 |
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