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Arawhata surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 15 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
18.5° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Arawhata today?
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 10AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 15). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 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 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) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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 kJ (?) | 211 | 151 | 126 | 119 | 91 | 211 | 133 | 118 | 120 | 137 | 149 | 885 | 398 | 813 | 1783 | 2588 | 6157 | 6571 | 6675 | 5485 | 4570 | 4338 | 4431 | 4070 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:12AM 2.56 | 7:31PM 2.61 | 8:10AM 2.66 | 8:24PM 2.66 | 8:56AM 2.78 | 9:10PM 2.74 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:25PM 0.99 | 1:51AM 0.83 | 2:22PM 0.91 | 2:40AM 0.76 | 3:07PM 0.83 | |||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 8:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:47 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
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