Te Arai Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.16° S 174.65° E

Te Arai Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Te Arai Point sea temperature is
14.6° C
0.2° 

Te Arai Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Te Arai Point today (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Arai Point at 8PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (19 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.9
SSE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
47
27
37
21
30
25
43
61
61
55
52
50
51
39
44
50
47
28
27
26
Wind (km/h)
25
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:55AM2.01m
00:11AM1.98m
12:44PM1.92m
00:58AM1.87m
1:35PM1.84m
Low Tide
6:13PM0.42m
6:38AM0.35m
7:02PM0.52m
7:25AM0.44m
7:53PM0.61m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:52
5:52
 mm
Temp °C
10
11
12
11
10
10
9
9
10
12
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
4
6
7
8
7
7
6
6
7
9
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
11
10
10
10
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