- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Surf Forecasts:
Arawhata surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 20 May 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
16.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Arawhata today?
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 8AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Thu morning, calm by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | |
321 | 299 | 277 | 273 | 219 | 219 | 192 | 189 | 147 | 142 | 99 | 83 | 56 | 56 | 69 | 261 | 423 | 530 | 555 | 522 | 478 | 476 | 451 | 388 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | |
High Tide | 12:10PM3.15m | 00:37AM3.27m | 1:09PM2.99m | 1:36AM3.10m | 2:12PM2.83m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:03AM0.35m | 6:23PM0.39m | 7:00AM0.51m | 7:19PM0.58m | 8:00AM0.66m | 8:18PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | |  | | | | | |  | |  | | | | | | | | |  | | |  | | |
 | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:14 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
 kJ | 321 | 299 | 277 | 273 | 219 | 219 | 192 | 189 | 147 | 142 | 99 | 83 | 56 | 56 | 69 | 261 | 423 | 530 | 555 | 522 | 478 | 476 | 451 | 388 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 21 | S 11 | S 8 | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | SW 18 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | W 15 | WNW 14 | SW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 9 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 34 | 34 | 17 | 19 | 35 | 25 | 47 | 73 | 58 | 46 | 160 | 150 | 115 | 93 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | — | W 20 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | SW 19 | W 16 | W 15 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 14 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 47 | 75 | 67 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 57 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 28 | 66 | 130 | 188 | 239 | 239 | 200 | 149 | 99 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 191 | 191 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
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