Arawhata surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 14 Nov 2025 NZDT
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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
16.5° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Arawhata today?

The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 12PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Nov)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Afternoon (14 Nov)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (14 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)15s

Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Mon
17
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
2
3
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
WSW
1.8
WSW
2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.9
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.7
WSW
Period(s) (?)111298916141414141413131212121212131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2708926035606477498221083850879128038293393285224302276213719282144193517601310997802
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
25
W
25
W
30
WNW
25
NW
35
NW
40
NW
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
W
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
0
N
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:51AM
2.55
6:25PM
2.68
6:56AM
2.57
7:23PM
2.71
7:55AM
2.65
8:13PM
2.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:05PM
0.98
12:45AM
0.87
1:11PM
0.91
1:42AM
0.77
2:07PM
0.81
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Mon
17
Sunrise-6:01-------6:01-------6:00------
Sunset-----8:15-------8:16-------8:17--
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------14--------------
Temp. °C141415151615151616141514151414141312131314131312
Feels °C (?)1010101011101111989787798810911101210
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