Arawhata surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 08 May 2026 NZST
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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
17.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Arawhata today?

The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 8AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 08). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (08 May)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (08 May)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Fri night, light winds from the SE by Sun night).

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.6
WSW
13
3.5
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
4
WNW
10
3.5
W
11
4
W
12
4
W
12
3.5
W
12
3.5
W
11
3.5
WSW
10
4
WSW
9
4
WSW
10
4
WSW
10
4.5
WSW
10
4.5
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
133
133
131
131
131
129
91
118
2321
2159
2574
2628
3176
3154
4679
4034
3485
2968
2510
2795
2548
3168
4106
4252
Wind (km/h)
40
N
40
N
40
NNE
45
NNE
50
NNE
55
N
60
N
45
NNW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
W
25
WSW
30
W
30
W
35
W
35
W
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
30
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
1:21AM2.77m
1:54PM2.55m
2:17AM2.65m
2:56PM2.46m
3:21AM2.59m
3:59PM2.44m
Low Tide
7:46AM1.01m
8:03PM0.99m
8:44AM1.05m
9:03PM1.04m
9:44AM1.03m
10:07PM1.02m
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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7:13
7:15
7:16
7:16
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5:27
5:25
5:24
5:23
2
2
10
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
18
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
13
11
11
11
10
10
7
7
10
9
10
9
10
9
10
9
8
8
8
9
7
7
7
6
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.6
WSW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
17
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
4
W
12
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
0.1
S
17
3.5
WSW
10
Energy kJ
133
133
131
131
131
129
91
118
167
202
186
160
302
688
4679
592
619
610
742
6
2038
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
12
0.3
W
11
0.3
W
11
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
18
0.3
WSW
18
0.3
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
20
0.3
WSW
18
0.5
SW
13
0.8
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
12
Energy kJ
11
22
21
80
78
32
61
63
38
62
80
306
1089
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
18
0.2
W
10
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
12
8
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
NNW
7
2.4
NNW
8
2.5
NNW
8
3
NNW
8
3
NNW
8
3.5
NNW
8
4.5
NNW
9
4
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
4
WNW
10
3.5
W
11
4
W
12
3.5
W
12
3.5
W
11
3.5
WSW
10
4
WSW
9
4
WSW
10
4
WSW
10
4.5
WSW
10
4.5
WSW
10
Energy kJ
542
644
770
950
1211
1978
3482
2840
2321
2159
2574
2628
3176
3154
4034
3485
2968
2510
2795
2548
3168
4106
4252
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
4
3
2
3
1
1
1
1
3
1
Distance (km)
259
97
97
93
97
93
93
274
369
97
259
97
97
259
210
196
196
265
230
215
215
221
229
268
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
7
6
8
7
6
5
7
7
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
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