Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 8AM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 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 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2023 | 1631 | 2025 | 1502 | 1721 | 3663 | 3166 | 3018 | 2998 | 2756 | 2392 | 2139 | 1723 | 1534 | 1469 | 1322 | 1447 | 617 | 626 | 501 | 508 | 501 | 622 | 638 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:39PM3.40m | 12:02PM3.36m | 00:17AM3.35m | 12:41PM3.31m | 00:58AM3.23m | 1:24PM3.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:56AM0.09m | 6:14PM0.19m | 6:36AM0.19m | 6:57PM0.33m | 7:18AM0.35m | 7:45PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | S 18 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 321 | 862 | 234 | 1169 | 1721 | 6 | 3166 | 3018 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2139 | 1723 | 1534 | 1469 | 1322 | 1447 | 617 | 626 | 501 | 508 | 443 | 342 | 347 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 16 | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | 206 | — | — | 6 | 25 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 9 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 13 | S 12 | — | S 16 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 2023 | 1631 | 2025 | 1502 | 1101 | 3663 | 2786 | 2636 | 2998 | 2756 | 2392 | — | — | — | 975 | — | 240 | 294 | 310 | 428 | 501 | 501 | 622 | 638 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 205 | 203 | 190 | 203 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 90 | 60 | 60 | 30 | 43 | 152 | 229 | 30 | 35 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 221 | 256 | 256 | 221 | 97 |
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