Arawhata surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 26 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
18.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Arawhata today?

The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 2AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 26). An open ocean swell of 3.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Afternoon (27 Mar)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (27 Mar)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
0
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
1.7
NW
2.3
NW
2.3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.4
NW
2.2
NW
2.1
WNW
2
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)141413131212121111111010101099914141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)342236222151805135113561867183415091126928821701573464371303379368368309368313
Wind
(km/h)
30
ENE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
N
25
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
10
NW
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:47PM
2.62
5:35AM
2.69
6:10PM
2.61
6:55AM
2.77
7:23PM
2.69
7:58AM
2.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:58PM
1.02
11:52AM
1.02
12:27AM
1.00
1:12PM
0.90
1:41AM
0.84
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Sunrise------7:33-------7:33-------7:35-
Sunset-7:28-------7:25-------7:24------
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
1011111----11------------
Temp. °C171718181818192020201918181818191918181817171819
Feels °C (?)131212131314141516181817171718181818181817161817
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