Te Arai Point surf break

Te Arai Point surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 28 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
20.6° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than 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 4PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (28 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (28 Mar)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
2.1
N
1.7
N
1.4
N
1.6
N
1.1
N
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
Period(s) (?)88777777712121212127777776666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2912291991431191028975771481481531461064033202152691177556413131
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
5
ESE
5
ENE
0
NNE
0
S
5
SW
0
SE
0
WNW
5
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
5
N
25
N
25
NNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassonglassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:04PM
1.88
4:44AM
2.02
5:10PM
1.89
5:45AM
2.04
6:12PM
1.93
6:40AM
2.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:09AM
0.45
10:31PM
0.37
11:15AM
0.43
11:35PM
0.36
12:16PM
0.38
12:34AM
0.34
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise--------7:31-------7:31-------
Sunset---7:22-------7:21-------7:19----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------321--------
Temp. °C192222212019181819202120202020192022222018181716
Feels °C (?)212423232321202020202120211819182021211917161412
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