Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 1AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 3.0m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 18ft (5.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 16ft (5.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1772 | 1546 | 1546 | 1389 | 1978 | 4474 | 6833 | 6860 | 6847 | 6672 | 7932 | 7217 | 6618 | 5840 | 5461 | 5273 | 4625 | 4237 | 3566 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:08PM2.47m | 3:53AM2.34m | 4:34PM2.41m | 5:12AM2.34m | 5:52PM2.48m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:36PM1.23m | 10:01AM1.19m | 10:58PM1.24m | 11:29AM1.16m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SSE 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 1772 | 1546 | 1546 | 1389 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 14 | 7932 | 7217 | 6618 | 5840 | 5461 | 8 | 1578 | 1161 | 1010 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | — | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 15 | 37 | 45 | 19 | — | 15 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 844 | 735 | 756 | 949 | 1978 | 4474 | 6833 | 6860 | 6847 | 6672 | — | — | — | 4802 | 4659 | 5273 | 4625 | 4237 | 3566 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 264 | 196 | 221 | 221 | 265 | 344 | 221 | 97 | 295 | 199 | 16 | 14 | 47 | 97 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 221 |
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