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Arawhata surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 01 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 (01 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Arawhata at 10PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 01). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Arawhata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 72mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thu 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | NW 6 | |
57 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 53 | 60 | 89 | 246 | 334 | 430 | 477 | 463 | 414 | 280 | 285 | 308 | 361 | 488 | 370 | 214 | 94 | 147 | 269 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:27PM3.16m | 10:46AM2.99m | 11:01PM3.15m | 11:22AM2.95m | 11:38PM3.10m | 12:00PM2.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:21PM0.53m | 4:40AM0.65m | 4:56PM0.58m | 5:16AM0.70m | 5:32PM0.64m | 5:55AM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  | | |  |  | |  |  |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — |
 | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
— | 1 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 12 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
 kJ | 1310 | 1433 | 1742 | 31 | 30 | 53 | 918 | 506 | 293 | 167 | 170 | 49 | 67 | 104 | 280 | 183 | 115 | 361 | 488 | 370 | 214 | 94 | 147 | 43 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WNW 11 | W 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 9 | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 7 | WSW 15 | N 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 7 | NW 7 | WSW 16 | W 10 | WSW 11 | SW 16 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 57 | 38 | 50 | 56 | 55 | 27 | 38 | 89 | 246 | 17 | 9 | 24 | 42 | 39 | 137 | 285 | 308 | 73 | 7 | 26 | 18 | 81 | 10 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | N 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | N 12 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 22 | 57 | 56 | 36 | 35 | 36 | 60 | 50 | 50 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 25 | 3 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | ENE 3 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | — | WNW 8 | — | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 6 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 5 | 1966 | 2282 | 1769 | — | 76 | — | 334 | 430 | 477 | 463 | 414 | — | — | — | — | 62 | 11 | 13 | 32 | 83 | 269 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 16 | 109 | 90 | 16 | 93 | 25 | 30 | 97 | 189 | 97 | 97 | 60 | 30 | 47 | 229 | 7 | 0 | 25 | 71 | 97 | 191 | 199 |
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