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Arawhata surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 12 Feb 2026 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
19.9° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Arawhata today?

The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 7AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (12 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (12 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
1.4
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
Period(s) (?)11111111111111111111111313121212121212788109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1281571571571571401091091091078217813410410174747472175527588943829
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
15
ESE
5
E
5
NE
5
NE
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
N
10
N
5
ENE
10
SE
10
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		cross-
off		glassglasscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crossononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:45AM
2.45
7:11PM
2.42
7:53AM
2.57
8:14PM
2.54
8:43AM
2.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:10AM
1.16
1:04PM
1.23
1:33AM
1.10
2:11PM
1.10
2:32AM
0.95
2:59PM
0.92
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunrise---6:47-------6:48-------6:48----
Sunset-------8:30-------8:29-------8:27
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------256211-----
Temp. °C181818182021212221201920222220202019181717181817
Feels °C (?)161618192121202321191818202121222220151312151511
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