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Arawhata surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 18 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Arawhata today?
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 8AM is: 4.5m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 4.0m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1801 | 4104 | 4121 | 3780 | 3020 | 2324 | 2593 | 2574 | 4176 | 3929 | 3267 | 2691 | 2676 | 2458 | 2181 | 1786 | 1622 | 1324 | 1160 | 905 | 691 | 503 | 373 | 237 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:58AM 2.70 | 7:29PM 2.92 | 7:53AM 2.84 | 8:16PM 3.06 | 8:38AM 2.98 | 8:56PM 3.16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:49AM 0.91 | 1:15PM 0.83 | 1:44AM 0.72 | 2:06PM 0.64 | 2:29AM 0.54 | 2:48PM 0.47 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:19 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Taranaki
Onshore wind has changed to cross-on at Back Beach (fresh winds from the NW at NewPlymouthAero Aws 16 km from Back Beach). A 3.9m swell from the WNW is too big for here
47 km away, 53 min ago
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