Arawhata surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

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

How big are the waves at Arawhata today?

The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 9AM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 27). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)7ft (2.2m)12s
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
Mon
30
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
NW
1.9
NW
2.3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
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
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)121212111111101010999141414131313131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)558104214482090193316771210928821627520426325337379368368434434373309273273265
Wind
(km/h)
35
NE
30
NE
40
NNE
35
NNE
30
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
15
N
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:35AM
2.69
6:10PM
2.61
6:55AM
2.77
7:23PM
2.69
7:58AM
2.91
8:24PM
2.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:52AM
1.02
12:27AM
1.00
1:12PM
0.90
1:41AM
0.84
2:15PM
0.71
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Mon
30
Sunrise--7:33-------7:33-------7:35-----
Sunset-----7:25-------7:24-------7:22--
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
11----1-----------------
Temp. °C191820202019191818181819191818181817181919191818
Feels °C (?)141415151617181717171818181818181817181717161616
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