Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Te Araroa today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 1PM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Te Araroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | SE 10 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 849 | 1097 | 864 | 805 | 834 | 551 | 467 | 381 | 352 | 284 | 226 | 178 | 168 | 172 | 230 | 225 | 185 | 180 | 142 | 135 | 107 | 185 | 303 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:21AM2.02m | 4:13PM2.08m | 4:27AM2.04m | 5:19PM2.18m | 5:30AM2.06m | 6:14PM2.27m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:51AM0.50m | 10:30PM0.63m | 10:54AM0.45m | 11:32PM0.59m | 11:51AM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | 8 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SE 10 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 76 | 935 | 864 | 805 | 50 | 551 | 467 | 381 | 352 | 284 | 226 | 178 | 168 | 172 | 230 | 225 | 185 | 180 | 142 | 135 | 107 | 103 | 303 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NW 13 | NNW 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 11 | N 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 76 | 75 | 52 | 8 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 36 | 74 | 149 | 144 | 174 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 37 | 56 | 185 | 98 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | S 11 | NE 12 | SSE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 9 | NE 11 | NW 14 | NNW 13 | NW 14 | NW 13 | N 13 | N 13 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 14 | SSE 7 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 6 | 18 | 27 | 44 | 80 | 35 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 29 | 17 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | NW 9 | W 5 | — | — | — | S 3 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | E 4 | E 5 |
| kJ | 849 | 1097 | — | — | 834 | 34 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 281 | 265 | 222 | 146 | 143 | 120 | 12 | 27 | 19 | 27 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 47 | 47 | 35 | 18 |
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