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Arawhata surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 13 Jan 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
19.5° C
 (Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Arawhata today?

The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 6PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (13 Jan)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (13 Jan)5ft (1.6m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.4
NW
0.5
SW
0.6
WSW
0.7
SW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
Period(s) (?)111111101010101010991010101010615151414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)802680672596530363300223214248164172151154125125135109142214362362362419
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NE
20
NE
20
N
15
NNW
5
NE
15
N
10
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:40PM
2.49
7:29AM
2.56
7:47PM
2.53
8:25AM
2.68
8:42PM
2.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:32PM
1.15
1:02AM
1.02
1:44PM
1.10
2:07AM
0.96
2:39PM
1.00
2:58AM
0.86
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise-------6:11-------6:13-------6:15
Sunset---8:52-------8:52-------8:52----
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
----------32112192614332211
Temp. °C161617161615151517191819181818181818201918181818
Feels °C (?)131213131413121315161719181716171819201917181817
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