Arawhata surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 15 Dec 2025 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
18.5° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Arawhata today?

The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 10AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 15). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Dec)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (15 Dec)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (15 Dec)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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

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Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thu
18
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
SW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.7
SW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.7
WSW
2.5
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.2
WSW
1.8
WSW
2.3
WSW
3.5
W
3.5
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
Period(s) (?)1111111212141413131313981716161616161514141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)211151126119912111331181201371498853988131783258861576571667554854570433844314070
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
30
N
30
N
35
N
30
N
25
N
30
N
35
N
40
N
40
N
45
N
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
35
W
35
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:12AM
2.56
7:31PM
2.61
8:10AM
2.66
8:24PM
2.66
8:56AM
2.78
9:10PM
2.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:25PM
0.99
1:51AM
0.83
2:22PM
0.91
2:40AM
0.76
3:07PM
0.83
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thu
18
Sunrise-5:50-------5:52-------5:52------
Sunset-----8:46-------8:47-------8:47--
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------1282111311-----
Temp. °C171718191920191919181816161615141314151616161515
Feels °C (?)141313131416141313121113121087677810101111
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