Te Arai Point surf break

Te Arai Point surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 26 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
20.7° 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 6PM is: 5.0m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)15ft (4.5m)9s
Afternoon (26 Mar)16ft (5.0m)10s
Evening (26 Mar)15ft (4.5m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
4.5
NE
4
NE
3.5
NE
3
NE
3
NE
2.5
NE
2.3
NE
2.2
NE
1.5
NNE
1.9
NE
1.8
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.5
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
0.9
NE
Period(s) (?)10101010101010109998888887777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)37394896502245673555296223651838139610888466813064813933082922371891561191028675
Wind
(km/h)
45
ENE
50
NE
45
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
5
NW
5
NW
5
N
10
NNE
5
N
0
WNW
0
SSE
0
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
E
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
WNW
0
SW
0
SSW
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
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High Tide
/ height (m)
1:52PM
2.01
2:32AM
2.07
2:56PM
1.93
3:38AM
2.03
4:04PM
1.88
4:44AM
2.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:57AM
0.37
8:21PM
0.28
9:02AM
0.43
9:25PM
0.34
10:09AM
0.45
10:31PM
0.37
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Sunrise--------7:28-------7:30-------
Sunset---7:24-------7:23-------7:22----
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1111247652-----------------
Temp. °C181819192020202020222221191918171921222119191818
Feels °C (?)121113151617192222222222212120182122232220212019
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