Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Te Araroa today (16 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 9PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Te Araroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | NE 4 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | 28 | 23 | 19 | 31 | 46 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 69 | 70 | 98 | 128 | 150 | 100 | 228 | 250 | 298 | 288 | 337 | 340 | 334 | 389 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:44PM2.39m | 8:00AM2.29m | 8:36PM2.41m | 8:52AM2.27m | 9:29PM2.39m | 9:44AM2.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:27PM0.39m | 2:01AM0.55m | 2:19PM0.35m | 2:56AM0.54m | 3:11PM0.35m | 3:50AM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | |
4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | SSE 10 | S 7 | S 6 | NNE 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | N 12 | N 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 |
16 | 28 | 23 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 86 | 54 | 22 | 70 | 98 | 128 | 150 | 100 | 228 | 250 | 298 | 288 | 337 | 340 | 334 | 389 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | S 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | N 11 | NNE 6 | N 11 | N 12 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 8 | E 20 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
17 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 23 | 69 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 50 | 39 | 33 | 69 | 76 | 78 | 25 | 7 | 40 | 40 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 8 | NNE 10 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | S 6 | N 11 | NNE 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | WNW 4 | N 12 | ESE 4 | SE 11 | S 14 | WNW 3 | SSE 11 | S 16 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 |
2 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 2 | 73 | 3 | 5 | 100 | 1 | 23 | 78 | 44 | 84 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | — | — | — | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | SSE 11 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 |
21 | — | — | — | 31 | 46 | 73 | 117 | — | — | 2 | 10 | 45 | 42 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 79 | 5 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 73 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 56 | 67 | 67 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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