Arawhata surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 24 Mar 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
18.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Arawhata today?

The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 11PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 24). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)--
Afternoon (24 Mar)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (24 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
3
3
1
1
0
3
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
WSW
1.1
SW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
SW
0.8
WSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.4
NW
0.8
WSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
1.8
NW
2.1
NW
1.8
NW
1.9
NW
Period(s) (?)131313131212121212121212111514141314131312121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4513822862772161841471471441421371351283024373526802361801789921149807819
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
10
WNW
0
NE
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
E
5
ESE
10
SE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
E
25
E
30
E
30
ENE
25
NE
35
NE
35
NE
40
NE
35
NE
30
NE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:16PM
2.99
2:48AM
2.93
3:22PM
2.77
4:03AM
2.75
4:47PM
2.62
5:35AM
2.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:37PM
0.63
9:15AM
0.81
9:38PM
0.87
10:28AM
0.98
10:58PM
1.02
11:52AM
1.02
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise------7:31-------7:31-------7:33-
Sunset-7:30-------7:29-------7:28------
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------13975212221--
Temp. °C171717181818182019181716151616171717171718181819
Feels °C (?)151618171817171918171615111211131212111214131415
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