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Arawhata surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 22 Oct 2025 NZDT
How big are the waves at Arawhata today?
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 12AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 5316 | 4827 | 4100 | 3339 | 2671 | 2297 | 1956 | 1484 | 1417 | 2458 | 3648 | 4226 | 4287 | 4217 | 4004 | 3597 | 3160 | 2142 | 1968 | 1747 | 1763 | 1477 | 1313 | 1087 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:10PM 3.09 | 11:28AM 3.16 | 11:42PM 3.06 | 11:59AM 3.14 | 12:14AM 2.99 | 12:32PM 3.08 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:07PM 0.42 | 5:22AM 0.33 | 5:39PM 0.48 | 5:55AM 0.41 | 6:12PM 0.57 | 6:28AM 0.52 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Taranaki
Previously calm conditions have become cross-shore at Back Beach (light winds from the NNW at NewPlymouthAero Aws 16 km from Back Beach). A 3.1m groundswell from the WSW is too big for here
47 km away, 39 min ago
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