Arawhata surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 14 Sep 2025 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
13.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Arawhata today?

The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 12AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)--
Afternoon (15 Sep)16ft (5.0m)12s
Evening (15 Sep)13ft (4.0m)12s

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

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Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.3
W
2.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)12121213131313131388888881313131313131315
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)65355994512540413406313929532999307512548647871071134685065520881816184417931975179318062237
Wind
(km/h)
40
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
30
W
30
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
35
WSW
35
W
30
W
30
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NNW
35
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:25PM
2.85
3:02AM
2.70
3:47PM
2.69
4:29AM
2.58
5:19PM
2.67
5:50AM
2.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:50PM
0.88
9:15AM
0.95
10:08PM
1.04
10:42AM
1.07
11:35PM
1.04
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Sunrise------6:26-------6:24-------6:22-
Sunset-6:13-------6:14-------6:15------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------1--------------
Temp. °C131212121212131313131313131314141413141414141414
Feels °C (?)555666777787779911101110101098
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Taranaki

  1. weather stationWind Update Onshore wind has changed to cross-on at Arawhata (light winds from the SSW at Tumahu wx 19 km from Arawhata). 4.0m 13s groundswell from the WSW with a 2.5m 13s groundswell, also from the WSW. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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19 km/h
SSW
0.0
13.8
Air / Water (°C)
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