Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (18 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 9PM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 3.0m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
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 Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, strong winds from the SW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1578 | 1557 | 1412 | 1467 | 1447 | 1409 | 1409 | 1626 | 1772 | 1626 | 1409 | 1389 | 2433 | 4933 | 7063 | 7352 | 7585 | 8343 | 8921 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:03PM2.62m | 2:35AM2.45m | 3:08PM2.47m | 3:53AM2.34m | 4:34PM2.41m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:30PM1.11m | 8:48AM1.08m | 9:36PM1.23m | 10:01AM1.19m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 1578 | 885 | 1381 | 990 | 796 | 1409 | 1409 | 1626 | 1772 | 1626 | 1409 | 1389 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8921 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 665 | 1557 | 1412 | 1467 | 1447 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 31 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 749 | 1103 | 824 | 762 | 762 | 924 | 1114 | 2433 | 4933 | 7063 | 7352 | 7585 | 8343 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 97 | 93 | 7 | 44 | 35 | 60 | 221 | 221 | 262 | 268 | 221 | 221 | 265 | 303 | 190 | 203 | 190 | 323 | 71 |
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