Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (01 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 10PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 22s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Wed night, strong winds from the NNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4547 | 3653 | 3170 | 1958 | 4457 | 1202 | 1002 | 864 | 902 | 808 | 820 | 690 | 731 | 672 | 1526 | 1267 | 1267 | 842 | 1895 |
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 | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:03PM3.23m | 00:17AM3.25m | 12:42PM3.13m | 00:59AM3.10m | 1:27PM2.98m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:16PM0.39m | 6:39AM0.39m | 6:59PM0.56m | 7:22AM0.56m | 7:50PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | S 13 | S 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 20 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 28 | 14 | 30 | 1186 | 75 | 1169 | 1002 | 756 | 902 | 808 | 820 | 690 | 731 | 672 | 1526 | 1267 | 1267 | 842 | 1895 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 22 | WSW 22 | S 17 | S 11 | WSW 20 | S 11 | WSW 17 | WSW 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | 45 | 45 | 52 | 10 | 37 | 10 | 344 | 124 | 23 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 20 | S 17 | S 11 | S 18 | S 11 | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 38 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 4547 | 3653 | 3170 | 1958 | 4457 | 1202 | 977 | 864 | 703 | 507 | 345 | 292 | 294 | 277 | — | 27 | 60 | 52 | 58 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 230 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 210 | 221 | 209 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 221 | 210 | 97 | 97 |
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