Arawhata surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 08 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 12AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

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
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
2
1
2
2
3
2
0
0
2
1
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
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
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)14131313131313121281515161314141312121211111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)186180178175172170206152129138272272306175323390528598579500427281234182
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
10
W
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
W
5
SW
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononglassglasscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:19PM
2.61
1:45AM
2.65
2:18PM
2.45
2:49AM
2.51
3:32PM
2.36
4:07AM
2.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:36PM
0.92
8:11AM
1.10
8:29PM
1.07
9:15AM
1.18
9:39PM
1.15
10:29AM
1.17
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise------6:46-------6:47-------6:48-
Sunset-6:07-------6:05-------6:04------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171716161616171818171616151515161716161716161718
Feels °C (?)151716151615151616171615131415151312121414141617
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