Arawhata surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 09 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
18.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Arawhata today?

The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 12PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
1
3
2
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
WSW
0.7
SW
0.7
WSW
1
W
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
SW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
SW
Period(s) (?)13131312128151516131414131212121111111010101212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17217020615213514027227230617532339052859850846743528123417812212010375
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
10
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
NNW
15
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:45AM
2.65
2:18PM
2.45
2:49AM
2.51
3:32PM
2.36
4:07AM
2.45
4:45PM
2.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:11AM
1.10
8:29PM
1.07
9:15AM
1.18
9:39PM
1.15
10:29AM
1.17
10:57PM
1.11
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
Sunrise--6:46-------6:47-------6:48-----
Sunset-----6:05-------6:04-------6:01--
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161717181817161615151517171616161616161819192021
Feels °C (?)151615161716141513131515121212131313131617171920
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