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Te Arai Point surf break

Te Arai Point surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 18 Jan 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
22.3° C
 (Which is 2.2°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 3AM is: 2.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)11ft (3.5m)9s
Afternoon (18 Jan)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (18 Jan)10ft (3.0m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
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
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NNE
2
E
3
E
3
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3
E
3
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
Period(s) (?)968899999999999999988888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15432491613891862210617701590155514611221167620131947194718021705161512721006890880795880
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
30
E
35
ESE
35
E
35
E
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
E
35
E
35
E
40
E
35
E
40
E
40
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		onononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:16PM
1.83
7:53AM
1.97
8:01PM
1.88
8:36AM
2.03
8:45PM
1.92
9:16AM
2.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:40AM
0.39
2:14PM
0.53
2:25AM
0.33
2:58PM
0.46
3:08AM
0.28
3:41PM
0.40
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise---6:22-------6:22-------6:24----
Sunset-------8:39-------8:38-------8:38
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-12211112112121115894344
Temp. °C201918171717181818181918181919191918181919192020
Feels °C (?)191613121211121313131413121414141413131414141717
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