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Arawhata surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 29 Mar 2026 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 12PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (29 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 368 | 368 | 368 | 373 | 313 | 304 | 269 | 265 | 383 | 711 | 759 | 705 | 590 | 380 | 967 | 1975 | 2812 | 3618 | 3386 | 1783 | 1021 | 701 | 482 | 1245 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:58AM 2.91 | 8:24PM 2.83 | 8:49AM 3.05 | 9:13PM 2.97 | 9:33AM 3.16 | 9:56PM 3.10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:41AM 0.84 | 2:15PM 0.71 | 2:38AM 0.64 | 3:04PM 0.52 | 3:24AM 0.46 | 3:46PM 0.35 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | Wed 01 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 10 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
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