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Arawhata surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 02 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
18.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Arawhata today?
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 10PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (02 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 382 | 326 | 286 | 238 | 206 | 152 | 147 | 118 | 42 | 41 | 60 | 144 | 140 | 151 | 202 | 144 | 261 | 237 | 299 | 294 | 324 | 291 | 180 | 569 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | glass | glass | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:07PM 3.23 | 11:22AM 3.23 | 11:40PM 3.23 | 11:54AM 3.17 | 12:12AM 3.19 | 12:26PM 3.07 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:00PM 0.20 | 5:17AM 0.28 | 5:35PM 0.22 | 5:51AM 0.35 | 6:08PM 0.30 | 6:24AM 0.47 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | Saturday 04 | Sunday 05 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:41 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
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