Te Arai Point surf break

Te Arai Point surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 17 Jul 2025 NZST
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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
15.8° 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 12AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 17). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)--
Afternoon (18 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (18 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Fri
25
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
N
1
N
0.7
N
0.5
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
ESE
0.5
E
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.9
ESE
2
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.4
ESE
2.4
ESE
2.5
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
Period(s) (?)77787710101010101111111110101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101044455668988991010101111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1371237146232217131433678078774845514948474648474746504737635252535952603944353730496696136192318442729768708979135015381658186322182241205118163846
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
30
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
10
S
15
SE
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:13AM
2.17
12:45PM
2.02
1:05AM
2.13
1:43PM
2.02
2:02AM
2.08
2:44PM
2.03
3:02AM
2.04
3:46PM
2.05
4:04AM
2.03
4:48PM
2.10
5:06AM
2.03
5:48PM
2.15
6:05AM
2.06
6:44PM
2.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:08PM
0.30
6:45AM
0.23
7:02PM
0.35
7:37AM
0.23
8:00PM
0.40
8:33AM
0.24
9:02PM
0.43
9:33AM
0.24
10:07PM
0.43
10:34AM
0.23
11:11PM
0.41
11:34AM
0.20
12:13AM
0.36
12:32PM
0.17
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Fri
25
Sunrise------7:28-------7:26-------7:26-------7:26-------7:26-------7:24-------7:24-----
Sunset5:25-------5:27-------5:27-------5:28-------5:29-------5:29-------5:30-------5:30---
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Rain (mm)
113-111---------1-------------------------------------------
Temp. °C1513111112111113141210101010111313121111101110131312109109913141313121099101112121111101011121212121211111213131211
Feels °C (?)137456561099787791010109989811101086866101010108544679967667787886678998
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Northland

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still offshore at Te Arai Point (moderate winds from the SW at Whangarei Aero Automatic Weather Station 51 km from Te Arai Point). 1.1m 8s swell from the N with a 0.3m 10s swell from the ESE. Swells combining to make to make bigger set waves.

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