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Arawhata surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 02 Jun 2026 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
16.3° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Arawhata today (02 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 9AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 02). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (02 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (02 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, strong winds from the N by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thursday 4 | Fri 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 10 | WSW 12 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | NW 6 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | |
55 | 53 | 49 | 89 | 207 | 280 | 281 | 326 | 358 | 385 | 268 | 256 | 308 | 361 | 583 | 447 | 275 | 128 | 158 | 63 | 331 | 601 | 710 | 970 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:46AM2.99m | 11:01PM3.15m | 11:22AM2.95m | 11:38PM3.10m | 12:00PM2.89m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:40AM0.65m | 4:56PM0.58m | 5:16AM0.70m | 5:32PM0.64m | 5:55AM0.76m | 6:10PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 |
19 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | NNW 9 | W 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 9 | WSW 9 | N 7 | N 7 | SW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
 kJ | 46 | 1575 | 41 | 602 | 359 | 223 | 281 | 326 | 24 | 24 | 268 | 183 | 308 | 94 | 583 | 447 | 275 | 128 | 158 | 63 | 42 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | W 9 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | NNW 7 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | NNW 7 | SW 8 | WSW 12 | NW 7 | WSW 16 | W 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | W 7 | WSW 15 | N 12 | SW 15 | — |
| kJ | 55 | 42 | 49 | 89 | 207 | 280 | 73 | 128 | 31 | 73 | 101 | 9 | 64 | 361 | 7 | 26 | 18 | 81 | 25 | 28 | 21 | 3 | 8 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | NW 8 | NNW 10 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | N 12 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 35 | 53 | 33 | 50 | 50 | 10 | 77 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 25 | 3 | 22 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | — | NNW 9 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | — | W 6 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 2205 | — | 1151 | 73 | — | — | — | — | 358 | 385 | 107 | 256 | 82 | — | 49 | 19 | 56 | 25 | 48 | 148 | 331 | 601 | 710 | 970 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 90 | 189 | 93 | 97 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 257 | 229 | 97 | 7 | 20 | 71 | 7 | 97 | 189 | 189 | 97 | 97 | 97 |
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