Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 4AM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue night, calm by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2756 | 2294 | 2244 | 1370 | 1442 | 4093 | 4758 | 4758 | 4428 | 4219 | 3963 | 3606 | 3283 | 3023 | 2705 | 2542 | 2813 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:50PM2.62m | 7:16AM2.58m | 7:36PM2.80m | 8:02AM2.76m | 8:15PM2.98m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:13AM0.91m | 1:30PM0.80m | 1:55AM0.68m | 2:11PM0.58m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 57 | 22 | 4 | 1370 | 1117 | 4093 | 4758 | 4758 | 4428 | 4219 | 3963 | 3606 | 3283 | 3023 | 2705 | 2542 | 1145 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 8 | — | S 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1442 | 1572 | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 14 | 7 | 12 | — | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 2756 | 2294 | 2244 | 1261 | 63 | 216 | 141 | 113 | 127 | 121 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | 2813 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 97 | 110 | 275 | 268 | 162 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 221 | 221 | 97 | 60 |
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