Te Arai Point surf break

Te Arai Point surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 16 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 1.0°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 11AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (16 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (16 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thu
19
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.3
N
0.5
E
0.4
NE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
Period(s) (?)812898899881818181818171716161616161618
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)40272827282827272829666463611029692919190898286103
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SE
10
E
5
ENE
5
NE
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
5
E
5
S
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
glasscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:55AM
1.86
6:13PM
1.79
6:44AM
1.96
7:03PM
1.89
7:29AM
2.07
7:51PM
2.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:20PM
0.57
12:34AM
0.44
1:10PM
0.46
1:23AM
0.36
1:56PM
0.33
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thu
19
Sunrise--7:18-------7:20-------7:20-----
Sunset-----7:39-------7:37-------7:37--
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171718202020171615151619201918171616182020191817
Feels °C (?)161718191919161514141518191918171616171919191917
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