Arawhata surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 31 May 2026 NZST
Forecast 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
16.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Arawhata today (01 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 7AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 31). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (01 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (01 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun night, min 14°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Mon night, light winds from the WNW by Tue morning).

Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
2
0
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.6
W
9
0.9
WNW
9
1.4
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.9
WSW
9
1.8
WSW
9
1.7
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
42
42
40
39
37
57
57
56
57
169
60
119
379
484
527
567
493
394
284
217
289
609
494
Wind (km/h)
40
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
45
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
45
NNE
40
NNE
30
N
25
N
15
N
10
WNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:53PM3.14m
10:11AM2.99m
10:27PM3.16m
10:46AM2.99m
11:01PM3.15m
11:22AM2.95m
Low Tide
4:05AM0.61m
4:21PM0.53m
4:40AM0.65m
4:56PM0.58m
5:16AM0.70m
5:32PM0.64m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:08
5:07
2
2
1
1
1
2
8
4
11
6
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
15
15
14
15
15
14
9
9
10
10
11
11
11
11
9
11
11
11
13
14
12
10
11
10
12
12
12
12
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
3
NNW
10
3
NNW
10
0.4
WSW
12
3
NNW
10
0.5
W
10
3
NNW
10
3
NNW
10
2.4
NNW
9
1.8
NNW
9
1.5
NNW
8
1.6
W
10
1.7
W
10
0.7
NNW
9
1.8
WSW
9
1.7
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
8
1.2
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
Energy kJ
41
42
42
40
1812
1772
57
1597
49
1736
1677
948
455
273
484
527
88
493
394
71
217
128
609
494
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.3
W
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WSW
12
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.6
W
9
0.9
WNW
9
1.4
W
10
1.1
NNW
10
0.9
NNW
10
0.3
NW
8
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.2
NNW
7
0.1
SW
18
Energy kJ
16
16
16
31
39
37
22
38
56
48
45
60
119
379
281
154
9
38
26
41
198
289
5
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.3
WNW
11
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.7
W
9
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.2
WSW
16
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.4
W
8
0.3
NNW
7
0.1
SW
18
0.1
N
12
Energy kJ
2
2
24
57
37
57
55
53
80
25
23
16
24
20
19
19
18
9
12
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NNW
9
3
NNW
9
3
NNW
10
3
NNW
10
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NE
3
3
NNW
10
3
NNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
1.9
WSW
9
1.5
WSW
8
1.2
WSW
6
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.5
NW
7
Energy kJ
1564
1597
1772
1962
4
3
1597
1742
169
567
284
101
17
17
23
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
Distance (km)
20
93
20
109
93
93
90
16
16
93
93
93
0
22
30
202
30
97
60
60
60
229
229
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Arawhata surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest