Te Arai Point Surf Forecast

/ Northland (73 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (462 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 5 pm Thursday 17 Jul 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 15.8° 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 12AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 17). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (18 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s
Evening (18 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	7s

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

Hourly 12 Days

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	Thursday 17			Friday 18								Saturday 19								Sunday 20								Monday 21								Tuesday 22								Wednesday 23								Thursday 24								Fri 25
	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	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	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	!	!	!	0	0	!	!	!	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	N	N	N	N	N	N	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E
Period(s) (?)	7	7	7	8	7	7	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	8	9	8	8	9	9	10	10	10	11	11	11	10	10
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	137	123	71	46	23	22	17	13	14	33	67	80	78	77	48	45	51	49	48	47	46	48	47	47	46	50	47	37	63	52	52	53	59	52	60	39	44	35	37	30	49	66	96	136	192	318	442	729	768	708	979	1350	1538	1658	1863	2218	2241	2051	1816	3846
Wind (km/h)	NNW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	W	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	S	SE	SSE	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	S
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)					12:13AM 2.17				12:45PM 2.02				1:05AM 2.13				1:43PM 2.02				2:02AM 2.08				2:44PM 2.03					3:02AM 2.04				3:46PM 2.05				4:04AM 2.03				4:48PM 2.10				5:06AM 2.03				5:48PM 2.15					6:05AM 2.06				6:44PM 2.21
Low Tide / height (m)			6:08PM 0.30				6:45AM 0.23				7:02PM 0.35				7:37AM 0.23				8:00PM 0.40				8:33AM 0.24					9:02PM 0.43				9:33AM 0.24				10:07PM 0.43				10:34AM 0.23				11:11PM 0.41				11:34AM 0.20					12:13AM 0.36				12:32PM 0.17

	Thursday 17			Friday 18								Saturday 19								Sunday 20								Monday 21								Tuesday 22								Wednesday 23								Thursday 24								Fri 25
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:24	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	5:25	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:27	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:27	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:29	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:29	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:30	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	1	1	3	-	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	15	13	11	11	12	11	11	13	14	12	10	10	10	10	11	13	13	12	11	11	10	11	10	13	13	12	10	9	10	9	9	13	14	13	13	12	10	9	9	10	11	12	12	11	11	10	10	11	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	12	13	13	12	11
Feels °C (?)	13	7	4	5	6	5	6	10	9	9	7	8	7	7	9	10	10	10	9	9	8	9	8	11	10	10	8	6	8	6	6	10	10	10	10	8	5	4	4	6	7	9	9	6	7	6	6	7	7	8	7	8	8	6	6	7	8	9	9	8

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Northland

Wind Update The wind is still offshore at Te Arai Point (moderate winds from the SW at Whangarei Aero Automatic Weather Station 51 km from Te Arai Point). 1.1m 8s swell from the N with a 0.3m 10s swell from the ESE. Swells combining to make to make bigger set waves.
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