Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Te Araroa today (23 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 9PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Te Araroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 13 | NW 8 | ESE 13 | NNW 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 34 | 926 | 33 | 178 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 38 | 46 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:56PM1.84m | 2:58AM1.78m | 3:55PM1.84m | 3:55AM1.79m | 4:50PM1.86m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:14PM0.80m | 9:33AM0.72m | 10:06PM0.79m | 10:28AM0.70m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 13 | NNW 8 | ESE 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 13 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 20 | 19 | 33 | 178 | 34 | 237 | 149 | 97 | 60 | 31 | 21 | 77 | 69 | 43 | 44 | 26 | 23 | 26 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 10 | ESE 13 | SSE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | NW 5 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 8 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 34 | 32 | 10 | 33 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 24 | 14 | 44 | 44 | 13 | 27 | 25 | 13 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | SSE 10 | NE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | SE 13 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SSE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 11 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 38 | 46 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 721 | 926 | 791 | 394 | 359 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | 17 | 36 | 78 | 193 | 173 | 126 | 87 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 91 | 91 | 18 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 39 | 116 | 121 | 120 | 18 | 6 | 56 | 18 | 18 | 73 | 56 | 67 | 67 |
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