
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Te Araroa today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 10PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Te Araroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NNW 5 | SE 13 | SE 13 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
113 | 103 | 101 | 103 | 286 | 336 | 442 | 961 | 1191 | 958 | 716 | 509 | 448 | 402 | 401 | 450 | 278 | 228 | 174 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:09PM1.92m | 11:41AM1.92m | 11:50PM1.87m | 12:29PM1.88m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:07PM0.57m | 5:28AM0.52m | 5:54PM0.66m | 6:10AM0.61m | 6:46PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 7 |
113 | 103 | 101 | 63 | 286 | 336 | 311 | 240 | 1191 | 958 | 716 | 509 | 448 | 402 | 401 | 450 | 278 | 228 | 174 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | SE 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | S 18 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NW 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | N 8 |
19 | 12 | 5 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 232 | 213 | 116 | 71 | 169 | 169 | 167 | 155 | 147 | 126 | 92 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SE 14 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 11 | S 18 | S 11 | S 18 | SE 13 | SE 11 | NW 8 | NW 7 | ENE 7 | E 9 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 |
2 | 4 | 5 | 52 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 85 | 94 | 67 | 44 | 48 | 6 | 61 | 56 | 78 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | S 3 | — | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | W 6 |
16 | 35 | 56 | 103 | 119 | 181 | 442 | 961 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 56 | 115 | 163 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 67 | 75 | 118 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
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