Arawhata surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 12 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 11AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (12 May)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (12 May)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


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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).

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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)
4
4
4
2
2
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
0.9
WSW
18
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.2
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1266
1152
1134
1052
1019
1116
403
341
636
554
636
587
597
538
486
494
501
534
1193
1044
832
822
801
631
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
N
10
NNW
20
WNW
20
WSW
10
WSW
20
E
20
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:21AM2.69m
5:58PM2.61m
6:15AM2.82m
6:55PM2.78m
7:06AM2.97m
7:47PM2.99m
Low Tide
11:46AM0.76m
00:10AM0.77m
12:41PM0.56m
1:05AM0.58m
1:31PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
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
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:21
5:20
Temp °C
12
12
13
15
15
14
13
13
12
11
11
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
10
10
10
11
11
12
9
9
6
5
4
7
6
7
7
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
7
1.2
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.2
SW
15
Energy kJ
1266
1152
1134
1052
1019
1116
142
179
636
554
636
587
597
538
486
494
501
382
1193
1044
832
822
801
631
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
8
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
26
0.2
WSW
24
0.3
WSW
24
0.4
WSW
22
0.5
WSW
21
0.6
WSW
20
0.8
WSW
19
0.8
WSW
19
0.8
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
17
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
Energy kJ
4
7
7
6
5
1
403
341
26
57
108
185
260
264
480
460
404
534
333
7
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
11
0.8
WSW
8
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
6
6
2
78
6
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
5
1.3
W
6
0.6
SE
3
0.8
SSE
4
1.3
SSE
5
1.4
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
1
SSE
5
Energy kJ
47
118
9
22
95
119
119
105
166
232
241
216
161
85
46
22
21
20
32
46
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
110
146
14
3
22
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
9
8
4
4
8
6
5
7
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
6
9
9
9
8
5
8
8
6
6
9
9
8
9
5
5
5
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