Arawhata surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 27 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
18.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Arawhata today?

The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 11PM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)--
Afternoon (27 Mar)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (27 Mar)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
NW
3
NW
2.4
NW
2.2
NW
2.1
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.1
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
Period(s) (?)111110101099914141313131313131313131312111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)193316771149928821641520426325303373368368368368373309273273269349631627550
Wind
(km/h)
30
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
25
N
15
NNE
20
N
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:10PM
2.61
6:55AM
2.77
7:23PM
2.69
7:58AM
2.91
8:24PM
2.83
8:49AM
3.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:27AM
1.00
1:12PM
0.90
1:41AM
0.84
2:15PM
0.71
2:38AM
0.64
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise------7:33-------7:35-------7:35-
Sunset-7:25-------7:24-------7:22------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201919181818181919181818181818191919181716161617
Feels °C (?)161718171717171918171818181817181716171515161716
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