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Arawhata surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 06 Dec 2025 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
18.3° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Arawhata today?
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 9AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 235 | 603 | 582 | 561 | 698 | 692 | 679 | 631 | 656 | 1255 | 1120 | 1086 | 980 | 852 | 718 | 706 | 768 | 780 | 730 | 777 | 1011 | 1535 | 1234 | 757 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:18AM 3.51 | 11:42PM 3.30 | 12:07PM 3.48 | 12:32AM 3.22 | 12:57PM 3.38 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:06AM 0.15 | 5:33PM 0.22 | 5:55AM 0.21 | 6:24PM 0.31 | 6:44AM 0.32 | 7:17PM 0.43 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tue 09 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 8:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:40 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
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