Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Te Araroa today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 6AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Te Araroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri night, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NE 13 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | N 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 11 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 180 | 93 | 37 | 26 | 23 | 14 | 13 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 415 | 406 | 22 | 255 | 184 | 149 | 129 | 104 | 69 | 43 | 32 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:35PM1.89m | 12:08PM1.96m | 00:16AM1.84m | 12:55PM1.92m | 1:00AM1.81m | 1:45PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:52AM0.58m | 6:25PM0.68m | 6:33AM0.66m | 7:15PM0.74m | 7:18AM0.71m | 8:06PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 180 | 93 | 37 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 983 | 848 | 684 | 635 | 553 | 415 | 406 | 330 | 255 | 184 | 149 | 129 | 104 | 69 | 43 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NW 7 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | SE 12 | NE 11 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 26 | 25 | 51 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 18 | N 18 | N 18 | N 18 | N 18 | ENE 12 | NNW 7 | N 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 18 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 18 | 25 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 1146 | 1113 | 1175 | 1139 | 1139 | 1067 | 945 | 964 | 2599 | 2189 | 1745 | 1544 | 1435 | 1168 | 938 | 327 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 297 | 297 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 18 | 9 | 6 |
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