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Arawhata surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 23 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
17.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Arawhata today?
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 9AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Mar) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 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) (?) | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 472 | 501 | 472 | 299 | 394 | 463 | 621 | 388 | 472 | 721 | 721 | 731 | 617 | 465 | 451 | 382 | 286 | 277 | 216 | 184 | 147 | 144 | 144 | 142 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:06AM 3.30 | 1:24PM 3.21 | 1:52AM 3.14 | 2:16PM 2.99 | 2:48AM 2.93 | 3:22PM 2.77 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:01PM 0.19 | 7:23AM 0.35 | 7:46PM 0.39 | 8:14AM 0.58 | 8:37PM 0.63 | 9:15AM 0.81 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:29 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
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