Arawhata surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm 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
17.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Arawhata today?

The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 11PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 08). An open ocean swell of 4.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)--
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

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Fri afternoon, moderate winds from the SE by Mon morning).

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
3.5
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
4
W
11
3.5
W
12
3.5
W
11
3.5
W
11
3.5
WSW
10
4
WSW
9
4
WSW
9
4
WSW
9
4
WSW
10
4
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
131
129
91
118
2096
2096
2643
2756
2704
2556
3876
3812
3366
2726
2203
2781
3079
2635
3201
3398
2250
1245
2682
2310
Wind (km/h)
50
NNE
60
NNE
50
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
WSW
25
W
30
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
30
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
20
SE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:54PM2.55m
2:17AM2.65m
2:56PM2.46m
3:21AM2.59m
3:59PM2.44m
4:24AM2.60m
Low Tide
8:03PM0.99m
8:44AM1.05m
9:03PM1.04m
9:44AM1.03m
10:07PM1.02m
10:46AM0.93m
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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7:15
7:16
7:16
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5:27
5:25
5:24
5:23
3
8
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
12
11
10
12
9
7
9
10
10
10
9
10
10
10
9
8
8
9
9
8
7
8
8
9
6
5
4
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
12
0.9
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
1.1
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
10
2.3
WSW
10
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
Energy kJ
131
129
91
118
170
202
96
257
341
848
551
537
619
656
5
5
522
2250
1004
2682
2310
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
14
0.2
W
10
0.3
WSW
18
0.3
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
20
0.2
WSW
20
0.7
WSW
17
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
0.1
S
15
1.5
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
13
1.7
SSE
7
0.2
S
14
Energy kJ
51
8
61
63
38
38
246
306
302
4
814
1245
297
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
18
0.2
WSW
18
Energy kJ
12
32
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
3.5
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
4
W
11
3.5
W
12
3.5
W
11
3.5
W
11
3.5
WSW
10
4
WSW
9
4
WSW
9
4
WSW
9
4
WSW
10
4
WSW
10
1.5
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
Energy kJ
1262
1877
3538
2840
2096
2096
2643
2756
2704
2556
3876
3812
3366
2726
2203
2781
3079
2635
3201
3398
138
248
192
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
4
4
3
5
4
4
5
Distance (km)
93
274
375
311
97
97
97
196
208
265
210
265
215
210
229
221
221
262
259
162
30
26
3
22
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
7
9
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
7
9
5
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