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Arawhata surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 28 Apr 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 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Arawhata today?
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 9PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 28). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 1344 | 1117 | 1087 | 961 | 947 | 752 | 617 | 553 | 479 | 479 | 472 | 472 | 465 | 394 | 382 | 432 | 886 | 2214 | 2358 | 1980 | 1599 | 1996 | 2327 | 1150 | 727 | 559 | 636 | 794 | 941 | 532 | 512 | 444 | 494 | 458 | 451 | 384 | 378 | 378 | 378 | 429 | 371 | 371 | 378 | 428 | 513 | 572 | 599 | 599 | 669 | 669 | 732 | 732 | 732 | 732 | 732 | 732 | 721 | 700 | 649 | 640 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | on | on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | glass | glass | cross- off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:10PM 3.52 | 10:28AM 3.44 | 10:55PM 3.49 | 11:16AM 3.32 | 11:42PM 3.38 | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:58PM -0.09 | 4:22AM 0.00 | 4:45PM -0.01 | 5:10AM 0.12 | 5:32PM 0.16 | 6:00AM 0.32 | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 01 | Friday 02 | Saturday 03 | Sunday 04 | Monday 05 | Tue 06 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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