Arawhata surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 28 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
16.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Arawhata today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 1PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (28 May)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (28 May)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat night, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Sat night).

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
257
288
284
268
261
309
309
309
309
309
313
363
469
476
521
514
450
431
352
342
336
245
241
167
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
NW
5
N
10
ENE
5
NE
0
ESE
5
E
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:35AM2.80m
8:05PM2.88m
8:19AM2.86m
8:44PM2.99m
8:58AM2.92m
9:19PM3.08m
Low Tide
1:31AM0.76m
1:50PM0.61m
2:15AM0.68m
2:31PM0.54m
2:54AM0.62m
3:09PM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:10
5:09
5:09
Temp °C
14
15
15
15
14
14
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
13
14
15
15
16
15
11
12
12
12
10
11
11
11
13
11
10
12
13
12
12
12
10
9
10
11
11
12
13
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
Energy kJ
257
288
284
268
261
309
66
73
73
309
313
363
469
476
521
514
450
431
352
342
336
245
241
167
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
10
0.2
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.5
WSW
6
0.3
S
4
0.2
S
16
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
10
Energy kJ
24
24
6
24
25
58
309
309
309
58
31
19
3
20
16
15
14
14
11
12
9
9
9
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
17
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.3
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
18
0.3
S
19
0.3
S
19
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.2
S
17
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
NNW
4
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
S
10
Energy kJ
24
1
1
63
66
62
61
58
59
3
3
23
15
8
1
11
11
11
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.5
SW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
6
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.4
N
3
0.4
N
3
0.4
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.9
NNW
5
1.3
N
6
Energy kJ
87
124
175
167
118
88
3
3
3
3
4
14
47
118
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
97
60
60
97
97
93
14
16
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
4
9
9
9
8
9
6
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
6
9
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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