Arawhata surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 14 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
19.2° C
(Which is 2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Arawhata today?

The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 4PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 14). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Dec)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (14 Dec)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (14 Dec)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
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
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
3.5
NW
2.1
WNW
1.2
WSW
1.8
WSW
2.4
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)1111111111111111111212141413131313891816161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3933863293292562512111511261199121113312012019514915567088231783280138525993
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
30
N
35
N
35
N
30
N
30
N
35
N
40
N
45
N
45
N
25
WNW
20
WNW
30
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
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
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:31PM
2.59
7:12AM
2.56
7:31PM
2.61
8:10AM
2.66
8:24PM
2.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:19PM
1.02
12:53AM
0.89
1:25PM
0.99
1:51AM
0.83
2:22PM
0.91
2:40AM
0.76
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Sunrise-------5:50-------5:52-------5:52
Sunset---8:45-------8:46-------8:47----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
----------------1143---21
Temp. °C181818181717171718181919191919181816161715151414
Feels °C (?)161414161715141313121314141413111113131210988
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