Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 3AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 2.0m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3594 | 1351 | 2471 | 1956 | 1656 | 2462 | 2145 | 1908 | 2753 | 2345 | 4832 | 4334 | 1422 | 3857 | 4547 | 4547 | 4547 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:21AM2.43m | 6:50PM2.62m | 7:16AM2.58m | 7:36PM2.80m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:17AM1.12m | 12:39PM1.01m | 1:13AM0.91m | 1:30PM0.80m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | S 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 834 | 1351 | 2471 | 1956 | 1656 | 1 | 357 | 1908 | 136 | 45 | 5 | 1 | 1141 | 3857 | 4547 | 4547 | 4547 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 323 | 599 | — | — | — | — | 1422 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 9 | — | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 3594 | 470 | 373 | 258 | 247 | 2462 | 2145 | — | 2753 | 2345 | 4832 | 4334 | 41 | 210 | 121 | 64 | 79 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 221 | 221 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 189 | 272 | 162 | 97 | 110 | 262 | 275 | 189 | 60 | 26 | 30 | 26 |
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