Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Te Araroa today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 2AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 05). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Te Araroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 40 | 39 | 30 | 32 | 50 | 61 | 68 | 58 | 78 | 110 | 142 | 192 | 657 | 975 | 969 | 969 | 969 | 903 | 820 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 2:33PM2.00m | 2:47AM1.93m | 3:36PM2.01m | 3:54AM1.89m | 4:38PM2.02m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:54PM0.60m | 9:11AM0.51m | 9:57PM0.58m | 10:15AM0.53m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 105 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 50 | 61 | 68 | 55 | 55 | 110 | 142 | 192 | 657 | 975 | 969 | 969 | 969 | 903 | 820 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NNE 9 | NE 11 | NE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 12 | E 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 12 | S 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | N 12 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 33 | 8 | 18 | 10 | 94 | 77 | 56 | 14 | 3 | 35 | 32 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NNE 11 | NE 14 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | ENE 12 | NE 10 | N 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 14 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | SSE 8 | N 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 40 | 39 | 30 | 32 | — | — | — | 58 | 78 | — | — | 32 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 313 | 116 | 56 | 75 | 18 | 18 | 47 | 47 | 348 | 35 | 18 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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