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Arawhata surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 01 Apr 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
18.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Arawhata today?
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 3AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 01). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (01 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (01 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 450 | 1127 | 1186 | 1143 | 1143 | 1005 | 915 | 808 | 796 | 711 | 572 | 563 | 486 | 444 | 382 | 326 | 286 | 238 | 206 | 152 | 147 | 149 | 42 | 36 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:56PM 3.10 | 10:12AM 3.23 | 10:33PM 3.19 | 10:48AM 3.25 | 11:07PM 3.23 | 11:22AM 3.23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:05AM 0.33 | 4:24PM 0.25 | 4:42AM 0.27 | 5:00PM 0.20 | 5:17AM 0.28 | 5:35PM 0.22 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
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