Te Arai Point surf break

Te Arai Point surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 09 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Te Arai Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Te Arai Point sea temperature is
20.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Te Arai Point today?

The current surf forecast for Te Arai Point at 4AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Mar)1ft (0.3m)15s
Afternoon (09 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (09 Mar)1ft (0.3m)16s

Table - waves today at Te Arai Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
1.8
E
2.5
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
Period(s) (?)10101015159916161616161567888888998
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2525254039253047487777767319372798510871192141814181452146512611090
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
5
NW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
ENE
0
NNW
0
NW
5
SW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
20
ENE
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
glassglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:53PM
2.05
12:07PM
2.00
12:35AM
1.97
12:49PM
1.91
1:20AM
1.89
1:34PM
1.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:11AM
0.38
6:31PM
0.33
6:54AM
0.48
7:13PM
0.41
7:39AM
0.57
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Sunrise----7:13-------7:13-------7:15---
Sunset-------7:49-------7:47-------7:46
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------11------1--
Temp. °C181817161821212018161516201919191918181818171919
Feels °C (?)171817161821222118151415181515141413131213121415
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