Te Arai Point surf break

Te Arai Point surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 31 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
21.0° C
(Which is 1.4°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 12PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 31). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (31 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (31 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Fri
03
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
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 (?)
0.6
N
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
E
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.9
E
2
E
2.5
E
2.3
E
2
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)6111010101111114788888887777788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)28222110812121224342766716527387398364291254247211159157257264
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
S
15
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:40AM
2.08
7:06PM
1.99
7:29AM
2.12
7:55PM
2.05
8:13AM
2.14
8:39PM
2.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:10PM
0.31
1:26AM
0.31
1:57PM
0.25
2:14AM
0.28
2:40PM
0.21
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Fri
03
Sunrise--7:31-------7:33-------7:33-----
Sunset-----7:17-------7:15-------7:15--
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------111-------------
Temp. °C181617181816161717181818181817171717181818171717
Feels °C (?)161313141312131716141414151515141414141414141414
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