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Arawhata surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 18 Jan 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
19.2° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Arawhata today?

The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 8AM is: 2.3m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Afternoon (18 Jan)8ft (2.5m)7s
Evening (18 Jan)8ft (2.5m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
1.9
SSE
2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.3
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)777788887777777776666677
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)559490571607746887712597482396326346408557545293198162145136230269302198
Wind
(km/h)
45
ESE
45
SE
40
SE
40
SE
45
SE
45
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
30
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:27AM
3.10
10:48PM
3.00
11:03AM
3.21
11:24PM
3.09
11:39AM
3.29
12:00AM
3.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:19AM
0.63
4:39PM
0.66
4:56AM
0.53
5:15PM
0.57
5:32AM
0.45
5:52PM
0.50
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
Sunrise-6:16-------6:18-------6:18------
Sunset-----8:51-------8:51-------8:50--
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141415171817151414141617191918161515171918161616
Feels °C (?)55791097667910121112101010121514141313
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