Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Te Araroa today (15 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 9PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Te Araroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat night, strong winds from the S by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 8 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
574 | 512 | 512 | 413 | 287 | 237 | 277 | 137 | 165 | 154 | 154 | 39 | 22 | 22 | 180 | 151 | 125 | 117 | 102 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:41PM2.22m | 9:04AM2.11m | 9:29PM2.15m | 9:52AM2.08m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:31PM0.36m | 3:08AM0.36m | 3:21PM0.38m | 3:54AM0.35m | 4:09PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 8 | WNW 6 | ESE 15 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
574 | 512 | 512 | 413 | 287 | 237 | 149 | 137 | 165 | 154 | 154 | 39 | 4 | 22 | 180 | 151 | 125 | 117 | 102 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NNW 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | WNW 6 | ESE 15 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | NW 10 | NW 10 |
122 | 149 | 153 | 135 | 166 | 201 | 15 | 113 | 103 | 86 | 65 | 3 | 22 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | S 21 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SE 15 | S 20 | S 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | S 5 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
— | — | — | — | 11 | 52 | 277 | 96 | 156 | 186 | 126 | 248 | 857 | 1299 | 1417 | 1585 | 1780 | 1513 | 1267 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 0 |
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