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Arawhata surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 10 Dec 2025 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
18.8° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Arawhata today?
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 9AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 469 | 454 | 510 | 679 | 781 | 1011 | 745 | 711 | 688 | 666 | 737 | 461 | 1240 | 1247 | 2454 | 1729 | 2252 | 1496 | 837 | 863 | 1346 | 1206 | 1060 | 908 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:17AM 2.93 | 2:41PM 3.05 | 3:11AM 2.78 | 3:35PM 2.88 | 4:05AM 2.65 | 4:31PM 2.73 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:25AM 0.64 | 9:04PM 0.70 | 9:19AM 0.80 | 9:57PM 0.81 | 10:15AM 0.92 | 10:51PM 0.88 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Sat 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 8:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:45 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
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