Te Arai Point surf break

Te Arai Point surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 29 Mar 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
20.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Te Arai Point today?

The current surf forecast for Te Arai Point at 7PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (29 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (29 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
1.2
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.1
N
1
N
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.5
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.2
E
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
1.1
E
2.4
E
Period(s) (?)12121212121212677776666661011111148
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)771481481531081061041001451139473534140302215812121246670
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NW
5
N
20
NNE
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
SE
25
E
25
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:10PM
1.89
5:45AM
2.04
6:12PM
1.93
6:40AM
2.08
7:06PM
1.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:15AM
0.43
11:35PM
0.36
12:16PM
0.38
12:34AM
0.34
1:10PM
0.31
1:26AM
0.31
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise--------7:31-------7:31-------
Sunset---7:21-------7:19-------7:17----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----5----------------21
Temp. °C192021201917201920232220181817161718181615171717
Feels °C (?)212122212115201920222020181814131314131314161313
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

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 Te Arai Point 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 locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest