Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arawhata today (25 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 8AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 24). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (25 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Jun) | 16ft (5.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 7°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed night, gales from the SSE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 183 | 228 | 293 | 352 | 450 | 1818 | 3115 | 3853 | 4920 | 5286 | 6700 | 6496 | 4610 | 2392 | 1775 | 2922 | 2922 | 2657 | 2602 | 2166 | 1553 | 1429 | 1518 | 1461 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:06AM2.60m | 6:47PM2.64m | 7:04AM2.63m | 7:38PM2.76m | 7:54AM2.71m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:56PM1.02m | 12:25PM0.89m | 1:00AM0.97m | 1:21PM0.83m | 1:51AM0.89m | 2:08PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  | | | | | | | |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 4 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -4 | 0 | -1 | -3 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 461 | 560 | 534 | 414 | 290 | 1818 | 3115 | 2805 | 2322 | 2397 | 2056 | 1824 | 1613 | 1412 | 1177 | 936 | 830 | 784 | 702 | 760 | 630 | 630 | 610 | 536 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 183 | 228 | 293 | 352 | 450 | 128 | 48 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | W 10 | W 11 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 184 | 276 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 130 | 655 | 2072 | 3853 | 4920 | 5286 | 6700 | 6496 | 4610 | 2392 | 1775 | 2922 | 2922 | 2657 | 2602 | 2166 | 1553 | 1429 | 1518 | 1461 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 25 | 26 | 45 | 146 | 146 | 152 | 150 | 150 | 165 | 263 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 146 | 146 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Arawhata surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest