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Arawhata surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 16 Jul 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Arawhata today?
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 11AM is: 5.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 18ft (5.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
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| Energy (?) | 12046 | 10406 | 7952 | 5905 | 4432 | 3493 | 2816 | 2553 | 2044 | 1642 | 1356 | 995 | 815 | 687 | 545 | 548 | 534 | 482 | 790 | 1057 | 1664 | 1682 | 1959 | 2357 | 2351 | 2262 | 1853 | 2855 | 2238 | 1872 | 1846 | 2178 | 2052 | 2087 | 2672 | 2294 | 2015 | 1985 | 1663 | 1393 | 1580 | 1332 | 1709 | 1857 | 1988 | 2115 | 1933 | 1852 | 1823 | 2122 | 2130 | 2153 | 2181 | 2285 | 2513 | 2741 | 2479 | 2355 | 2147 | 1927 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | glass | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | glass | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:56AM 3.26 | 1:23PM 3.04 | 1:40AM 3.16 | 2:11PM 2.95 | 2:31AM 3.03 | 3:05PM 2.85 | 3:28AM 2.91 | 4:09PM 2.77 | 4:37AM 2.81 | 5:32PM 2.77 | 5:58AM 2.79 | 6:53PM 2.89 | 7:14AM 2.86 | 7:54PM 3.06 | 8:16AM 2.98 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:19AM 0.50 | 7:35PM 0.57 | 8:05AM 0.56 | 8:26PM 0.68 | 8:54AM 0.65 | 9:22PM 0.80 | 9:51AM 0.76 | 10:27PM 0.90 | 11:01AM 0.84 | 11:48PM 0.92 | 12:25PM 0.83 | 1:06AM 0.83 | 1:35PM 0.72 | 2:08AM 0.68 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Taranaki
Wind reports 19 km away suggest it is still onshore at Arawhata (light winds from the SW at Tumahu wx). A 4.8m groundswell from the WSW
19 km away, 1 h 6 min ago
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