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Arawhata surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 03 Dec 2025 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
18.3° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Arawhata today?
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 7PM is: 2.3m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 03). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (03 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (03 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 287 | 114 | 249 | 572 | 1518 | 1927 | 1385 | 561 | 367 | 692 | 863 | 2039 | 4324 | 2748 | 1447 | 919 | 691 | 495 | 495 | 376 | 262 | 218 | 235 | 603 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:48AM 3.12 | 9:03PM 3.18 | 9:40AM 3.31 | 9:59PM 3.27 | 10:30AM 3.45 | 10:51PM 3.32 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:00PM 0.39 | 3:24AM 0.23 | 3:53PM 0.26 | 4:16AM 0.16 | 4:43PM 0.20 | 5:06AM 0.15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 8:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
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