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Arawhata surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 16 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
18.4° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Arawhata today?
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 1AM is: 2.2m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.3m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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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) (?) | 8 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 398 | 813 | 1783 | 2472 | 3175 | 6151 | 6675 | 5703 | 4834 | 4507 | 4278 | 3980 | 3206 | 2449 | 2084 | 1844 | 1488 | 1398 | 554 | 443 | 440 | 404 | 317 | 256 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:24PM 2.66 | 8:56AM 2.78 | 9:10PM 2.74 | 9:35AM 2.91 | 9:51PM 2.83 | 10:12AM 3.02 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:22PM 0.91 | 2:40AM 0.76 | 3:07PM 0.83 | 3:23AM 0.69 | 3:47PM 0.76 | 4:02AM 0.64 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 8:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
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