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Arawhata surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 04 Apr 2026 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Arawhata surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Arawhata sea temperature is
18.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Arawhata today?
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 1PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 04). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (04 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (04 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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 kJ (?) | 215 | 151 | 146 | 116 | 261 | 233 | 226 | 294 | 285 | 256 | 183 | 529 | 615 | 711 | 734 | 862 | 886 | 763 | 672 | 561 | 472 | 362 | 299 | 290 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:54AM 3.17 | 12:12AM 3.19 | 12:26PM 3.07 | 12:44AM 3.10 | 12:59PM 2.94 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:51AM 0.35 | 6:08PM 0.30 | 6:24AM 0.47 | 6:42PM 0.42 | 6:59AM 0.62 | 7:16PM 0.57 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 04 | Sunday 05 | Monday 06 | Tue 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:10 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
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