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Arawhata surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 26 Mar 2026 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 normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Arawhata today?
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 6AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 26). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (26 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 137 | 135 | 128 | 302 | 437 | 352 | 342 | 236 | 222 | 151 | 1258 | 1042 | 1214 | 1109 | 1608 | 1300 | 988 | 845 | 710 | 531 | 539 | 474 | 325 | 407 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:03AM 2.75 | 4:47PM 2.62 | 5:35AM 2.69 | 6:10PM 2.61 | 6:55AM 2.77 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:38PM 0.87 | 10:28AM 0.98 | 10:58PM 1.02 | 11:52AM 1.02 | 12:27AM 1.00 | 1:12PM 0.90 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 26 | Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:33 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
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