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Arawhata surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 22 Nov 2025 NZDT
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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
16.8° C
 (Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Arawhata today?

The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 1AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (23 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (23 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
1
2
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
WSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)1514141414141413131313138812121212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12081130982969862799662581572640555444501459314336330325378325325325273239
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SE
5
SE
0
ENE
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
NW
15
NW
5
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on		crossglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:57PM
2.97
12:13PM
3.11
12:33AM
2.92
12:50PM
3.05
1:12AM
2.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:52PM
0.65
6:08AM
0.59
6:28PM
0.72
6:45AM
0.67
7:08PM
0.81
7:24AM
0.76
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Sunrise-----5:54-------5:54-------5:54--
Sunset-8:24-------8:25-------8:27------
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161514141414161717151414131315161616151515161819
Feels °C (?)141413141414151515121010101013141512121314161818
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