Te Arai Point Surf Forecast

/ Northland (73 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (36.16° S 174.65° E)

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Te Arai Point surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 13 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 14.7° 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 4PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 13). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s
Afternoon (13 Sep)	2ft (0.6m)	8s
Evening (13 Sep)	1ft (0.3m)	12s

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

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	Saturday 13					Sunday 14								Monday 15								Tuesday 16
	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM
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
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	N	N	N	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	E	E	E	N	N	N	N
Period(s) (?)	8	8	8	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	13	13	13	13
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	91	68	50	32	29	29	28	28	28	13	13	12	12	12	9	9	9	9	9	9	4	3	5	5
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)		11:12AM 2.25				11:31PM 2.19					12:07PM 2.18				12:27AM 2.08				1:06PM 2.09				1:28AM 1.97
Low Tide / height (m)				5:34PM 0.23				5:59AM 0.13					6:31PM 0.32				6:56AM 0.23				7:33PM 0.41

	Saturday 13					Sunday 14								Monday 15								Tuesday 16
Sunrise	6:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	6:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:10	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	13	15	15	13	13	13	13	13	14	15	15	13	13	13	12	12	14	16	15	14	13	13	13	13
Feels °C (?)	7	9	8	6	6	7	7	7	8	9	9	8	9	10	9	9	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Northland

Wind Update Cross-off wind 34 km from Te Arai Point has swung offshore (extremely windy from the SW at Moirs Hill). 0.7m 8s swell from the N with a 0.2m 9s swell from the ENE and a 0.2m 14s groundswell from the NE. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
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34 km away, 1 h 4 min ago

106 km/h

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14.7

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