Te Arai Point surf break

Te Arai Point surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 18 Sep 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
14.9° 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 1PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (18 Sep)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (18 Sep)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
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
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 (?)
0.1
N
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
1.1
NNW
0.7
N
0.5
N
0.4
NNW
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.8
E
1
ENE
1
E
1.3
ENE
1.4
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.7
NNE
Period(s) (?)11577787666661313131366665666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)447821275429181166663333396769100119157150176
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
5
ENE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:20PM
2.00
4:44AM
1.88
5:18PM
2.03
5:40AM
1.92
6:08PM
2.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:08AM
0.38
10:50PM
0.46
11:08AM
0.36
11:47PM
0.40
12:02PM
0.34
12:36AM
0.34
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Sunrise6:16-------6:16-------6:13-------
Sunset---6:14-------6:15-------6:15----
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---31---------------1---
Temp. °C151817141312121213141512111010111313141413141414
Feels °C (?)1014121010888910108889911910108999
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Northland

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Te Arai Point (near gales from the WNW at Moirs Hill 35 km from Te Arai Point). 1.2m 4s local chop from the NNW to make surfable waves.

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35 km away, 1 h 14 min ago

59 km/h
WNW
0.0
14.9
Air / Water (°C)
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