Anawhata Road (Oaonui) surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle16 Day Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 NZST
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Anawhata Road (Oaonui) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Anawhata Road (Oaonui) sea temperature is
17.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Anawhata Road (Oaonui) this week:

The surf forecast for Anawhata Road (Oaonui) over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (May 16) at 12AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 8s. Another secondary swell of 0.7m and 4s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Anawhata Road (Oaonui) in the next 16 days are 1.4m 17s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (May 14) at 9AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.

Wave TypeTime (NZST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)12AM (Sat 16th May)3.5ft (1.1m) 13s
Best Surf12AM (Mon 18th May)4ft (1.2m) 15s
Most Powerful 9AM (Thu 14th May)4.5ft (1.4m) 17s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Anawhata Road (Oaonui) over the next 16 days.


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Wed afternoon).

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun night, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
1
0
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.2
SW
13
1.4
SW
17
1.3
WSW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
20
0.9
WSW
18
1.1
WSW
17
1.3
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
15
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1134
1019
341
636
597
494
1193
832
631
463
412
394
264
304
459
650
778
576
413
282
380
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
20
WSW
20
SE
30
ESE
35
SE
25
ESE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
5
ESE
10
S
10
SE
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:58PM2.61m
6:15AM2.82m
6:55PM2.78m
7:06AM2.97m
7:47PM2.99m
7:58AM3.13m
8:34PM3.20m
8:48AM3.26m
9:20PM3.37m
9:37AM3.34m
10:06PM3.47m
10:27AM3.35m
10:53PM3.48m
Low Tide
11:46AM0.76m
00:10AM0.77m
12:41PM0.56m
1:05AM0.58m
1:31PM0.37m
1:57AM0.40m
2:20PM0.20m
2:45AM0.24m
3:07PM0.10m
3:32AM0.15m
3:54PM0.07m
4:20AM0.14m
4:42PM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:20
7:20
7:22
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:21
5:20
5:19
5:19
5:17
Temp °C
15
15
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
12
11
11
12
13
11
11
11
11
11
9
7
6
7
7
7
7
8
8
9
7
8
7
7
9
10
10
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.2
SW
13
1.4
SW
17
1.3
WSW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
17
1.3
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
15
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
16
Energy kJ
1134
1019
179
636
597
494
1193
832
631
463
412
394
264
264
268
650
778
576
413
282
380
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
S
8
1.1
SW
12
0.3
WSW
24
0.5
WSW
21
0.8
WSW
19
0.8
WSW
17
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
8
0.4
WSW
22
0.6
WSW
20
0.9
WSW
18
0.7
SW
12
0.4
SSE
4
0.2
WSW
20
0.4
WSW
19
0.8
WSW
13
Energy kJ
7
5
341
108
260
460
333
8
6
5
1
154
304
459
144
5
38
120
215
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
W
25
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
9
0.2
WSW
20
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
6
6
5
4
5
5
12
5
7
6
1
2
38
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
6
0.8
SSE
4
1.4
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
4
1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SE
4
0.8
SE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
SE
4
Energy kJ
118
22
119
166
216
46
21
46
33
13
16
27
22
26
21
11
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
3
3
Distance (km)
0
145
19
22
22
22
22
22
22
18
22
0
19
19
19
19
1
0
0
22
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
9
4
6
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
9
9
5
6
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
7
4
5
7
4
4
8
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Information about the Anawhata Road (Oaonui) Surf forecast

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