Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 11AM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.5m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), 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). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1447 | 1409 | 1409 | 1546 | 1772 | 1546 | 1546 | 1389 | 1670 | 4310 | 6162 | 6516 | 6631 | 6284 | 8652 | 7754 | 6702 | 6236 | 5461 | 4982 | 4686 | 3987 | 3594 |
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-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:35AM2.45m | 3:08PM2.47m | 3:53AM2.34m | 4:34PM2.41m | 5:12AM2.34m | 5:52PM2.48m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:48AM1.08m | 9:36PM1.23m | 10:01AM1.19m | 10:58PM1.24m | 11:29AM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SSE 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 778 | 1409 | 1409 | 1546 | 1772 | 1546 | 1546 | 1389 | 1191 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 8652 | 7754 | 6702 | 20 | 5461 | 4982 | 1758 | 1161 | 996 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | — | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 1447 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 47 | 35 | 53 | 18 | — | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | — | 749 | 1162 | 913 | 762 | 678 | 642 | 926 | 1670 | 4310 | 6162 | 6516 | 6631 | 6284 | — | — | — | 6236 | 4802 | — | 4686 | 3987 | 3594 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 54 | 221 | 221 | 210 | 196 | 221 | 221 | 268 | 303 | 190 | 203 | 325 | 199 | 71 | 14 | 45 | 97 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 264 |
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