Arawhata surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 18 Nov 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
16.3° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Arawhata today?

The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 12PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 18). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (18 Nov)7ft (2.2m)12s
Evening (18 Nov)7ft (2.1m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Fri
21
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
2
3
4
3
2
3
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.5
W
0.9
WNW
1.5
WNW
2.2
NW
2.2
NW
2.1
NW
2.1
NW
2
NW
1.8
NW
1.9
NW
1.8
NW
1.6
NW
1.4
NW
1.3
NW
1.1
NW
0.7
WSW
1
WSW
1.8
WSW
2
WSW
2
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)1013121112121111101010999991314141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2684228544126912801067936788640681538396318252190151379124715341426153311881188
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
25
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
NE
10
SE
10
E
25
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
NW
5
N
10
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
W
15
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:24AM
2.89
9:36PM
2.89
9:59AM
3.00
10:13PM
2.95
10:33AM
3.08
10:48PM
2.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:11AM
0.55
3:33PM
0.62
3:48AM
0.49
4:09PM
0.58
4:24AM
0.46
4:44PM
0.57
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Fri
21
Sunrise-5:58-------5:58-------5:56------
Sunset-----8:20-------8:21-------8:22--
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------38103--11-11------
Temp. °C161619202020191817171819191817171717171717171615
Feels °C (?)121215161719191917171517191818171617171515151514
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