Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 7AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the SE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 472 | 429 | 336 | 265 | 211 | 346 | 444 | 531 | 540 | 540 | 419 | 359 | 305 | 306 | 493 | 945 | 1098 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:38PM3.08m | 8:03AM3.00m | 8:28PM3.26m | 8:52AM3.17m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:54AM0.56m | 2:17PM0.46m | 2:43AM0.34m | 3:03PM0.27m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 472 | 429 | 336 | 265 | 211 | 346 | 444 | 531 | 540 | 540 | 419 | 359 | 305 | 192 | 493 | 471 | 541 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 22 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 102 | 84 | 74 | 57 | 55 | 53 | 23 | 214 | 146 | 184 | 211 | 273 | 264 | 306 | 263 | 945 | 1098 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | WSW 15 | — | WSW 24 | SW 13 | — | WSW 20 | WSW 20 |
| kJ | 23 | 35 | 32 | 46 | 28 | 82 | 149 | 23 | 22 | — | 21 | — | 54 | 172 | — | 441 | 723 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | NW 2 | — | WNW 8 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 51 | 55 | 144 | 148 | 167 | 329 | 68 | 374 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 249 | 7 | 7 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 154 | 54 | 35 |
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