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Arawhata surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 01 May 2025 NZSTForecast 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
18.5° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Arawhata today?
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 6PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 |
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| Energy (?) | 530 | 418 | 595 | 295 | 322 | 251 | 335 | 848 | 875 | 529 | 513 | 525 | 517 | 508 | 443 | 436 | 429 | 429 | 429 | 421 | 475 | 551 | 640 | 674 | 520 | 394 | 1095 | 469 | 1111 | 1028 | 1014 | 870 | 845 | 880 | 796 | 700 | 649 | 640 | 630 | 578 | 610 | 610 | 649 | 899 | 874 | 862 | 680 | 606 | 587 | 675 | 733 | 1214 | 1169 | 924 | 911 | 911 | 742 | 845 | 1154 | 1291 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:05PM 3.13 | 12:32AM 3.19 | 1:00PM 2.91 | 1:28AM 2.98 | 2:03PM 2.71 | 2:33AM 2.79 | 3:11PM 2.57 | 3:44AM 2.67 | 4:17PM 2.50 | 4:54AM 2.63 | 5:23PM 2.50 | 5:56AM 2.65 | 6:25PM 2.57 | 6:49AM 2.72 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:20PM 0.38 | 6:54AM 0.56 | 7:12PM 0.63 | 7:54AM 0.77 | 8:10PM 0.85 | 8:57AM 0.93 | 9:17PM 1.00 | 10:04AM 1.00 | 10:29PM 1.05 | 11:13AM 0.97 | 11:39PM 1.00 | 12:17PM 0.87 | 12:41AM 0.88 | 1:08PM 0.73 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 01 | Friday 02 | Saturday 03 | Sunday 04 | Monday 05 | Tuesday 06 | Wednesday 07 | Thursday 08 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:27 | - |
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Rain (mm) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 |
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