Arawhata surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 29 Mar 2026 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
18.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Arawhata today?

The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 12PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (29 Mar)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (29 Mar)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


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Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wed
01
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
2
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.2
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.4
WNW
2.2
W
3.5
WSW
4
WSW
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
3
WSW
2.4
WSW
2
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)1313131313131313111111111010108910101010101013
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3683683683733133042692653837117597055903809671975281236183386178310217014821245
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
NNE
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
N
20
NNW
5
N
10
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
30
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
30
S
45
SSE
45
SE
35
SE
35
SE
25
ESE
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
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:58AM
2.91
8:24PM
2.83
8:49AM
3.05
9:13PM
2.97
9:33AM
3.16
9:56PM
3.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:41AM
0.84
2:15PM
0.71
2:38AM
0.64
3:04PM
0.52
3:24AM
0.46
3:46PM
0.35
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wed
01
Sunrise--7:35-------7:35-------7:37-----
Sunset-----7:22-------7:21-------7:20--
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171717181818181816171718181817161514161413131212
Feels °C (?)16161616161616171418171617161210871054656
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