Arawhata surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 28 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
18.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Arawhata today?

The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 1PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)6ft (1.8m)9s
Afternoon (28 Mar)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (28 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tue
31
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
3
1
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.8
NW
1.3
WNW
0.9
WSW
2.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)10999141413131313131313131313131111111010168
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)821612520426325337373368368368368373373304299265278550515487637307436909
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
15
NNE
15
ENE
15
SSE
10
NNW
20
NW
20
WSW
25
W
35
SW
40
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:55AM
2.77
7:23PM
2.69
7:58AM
2.91
8:24PM
2.83
8:49AM
3.05
9:13PM
2.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:12PM
0.90
1:41AM
0.84
2:15PM
0.71
2:38AM
0.64
3:04PM
0.52
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tue
31
Sunrise--7:33-------7:35-------7:35-----
Sunset-----7:24-------7:22-------7:21--
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------------1411------
Temp. °C181818191918181817171819201819181716171918181616
Feels °C (?)181717181818181917171718181617171615171717161010
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