Te Arai Point surf break

Te Arai Point surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 23 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
20.4° 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 9PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (23 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (23 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ENE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
NE
3.5
NE
4
NE
4.5
NE
Period(s) (?)8555666666777788788899910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13457607210714016019220720527630331036940843049569393310431207173524763267
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
25
E
20
E
25
E
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
E
35
E
40
E
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:11AM
2.27
11:43PM
2.27
12:01PM
2.20
12:35AM
2.22
12:54PM
2.11
1:31AM
2.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:37PM
0.05
6:05AM
0.21
6:27PM
0.11
6:59AM
0.29
7:21PM
0.19
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise--------7:26-------7:26-------
Sunset---7:29-------7:28-------7:25----
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
Rain (mm)
11--------------14533269
Temp. °C192019181818181818191919191919191818181717181818
Feels °C (?)171817151515151514151516161617171514141111121313
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