Arawhata surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 01 Mar 2026 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 slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Arawhata today?

The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 12PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 01). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (01 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (01 Mar)7.5ft (2.3m)7s

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


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Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wed
04
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.2
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
3
WSW
2
WSW
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
3
SSE
2.4
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.2
WSW
1.1
SW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
Period(s) (?)1313131212128888788888811111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)64055561041030425198050212678978569368489601014727441317273251211211151151
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
35
WSW
45
SE
45
SE
35
SE
50
SSE
50
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
45
SE
40
SSE
30
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:08AM
3.14
9:32PM
3.05
9:55AM
3.29
10:17PM
3.18
10:37AM
3.39
10:57PM
3.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:55AM
0.64
3:22PM
0.54
3:44AM
0.43
4:08PM
0.36
4:27AM
0.28
4:49PM
0.24
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wed
04
Sunrise--7:05-------7:07-------7:07-----
Sunset-----8:07-------8:05-------8:04--
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------11-------------
Temp. °C161617171717171311111213131313131313141515141313
Feels °C (?)1614141312121141412343468910101099
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