Te Arai Point surf break

Te Arai Point surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 16 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
22.0° C
(Which is 2.0°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 5PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (16 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (16 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
1
NE
1
NE
1.1
NE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
1.3
NE
0.9
NNE
1.9
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
Period(s) (?)7788889991099968889999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)646567847184159152179262241257133272828105511761143125414281461130812181254
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
20
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
30
ESE
35
E
35
ESE
35
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:27PM
1.79
7:07AM
1.90
7:16PM
1.83
7:53AM
1.97
8:01PM
1.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:35PM
0.64
12:52AM
0.44
1:26PM
0.59
1:40AM
0.39
2:14PM
0.53
2:25AM
0.33
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise-------6:20-------6:22-------6:22
Sunset---8:39-------8:39-------8:39----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-------------1--------11
Temp. °C222424221817171720222221191918191919191919191818
Feels °C (?)212223211717171720212120171514141414141414141312
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