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Arawhata surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 19 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
19.1° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Arawhata today?

The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 1AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (20 Jan)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (20 Jan)5ft (1.6m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.2
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.7
SSE
2.2
SE
1.4
SSE
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
SW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)777777777777131313131312121212222221
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)57463752827323620522218622728541216814013813613413210399987191100151
Wind
(km/h)
40
SE
35
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
5
ENE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
25
E
25
SE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:24PM
3.09
11:39AM
3.29
12:00AM
3.14
12:15PM
3.34
12:36AM
3.15
12:51PM
3.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:15PM
0.57
5:32AM
0.45
5:52PM
0.50
6:08AM
0.41
6:30PM
0.45
6:45AM
0.41
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise-----6:18-------6:20-------6:20--
Sunset-8:51-------8:50-------8:50------
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light rain
light rain
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mod rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-------------11-11221263
Temp. °C202019171615171919191918171616181918181818181818
Feels °C (?)131415131111131616191816151413161816151516151617
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