Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Te Araroa today (03 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 6PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 03). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Te Araroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sat night, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | SE 6 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | SE 11 | NE 12 | NE 11 | ESE 5 | E 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 26 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 182 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 268 | 34 | 33 | 44 | 31 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:29PM2.03m | 00:49AM2.03m | 1:30PM2.01m | 1:44AM1.98m | 2:33PM2.00m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:49PM0.54m | 7:12AM0.43m | 7:50PM0.59m | 8:09AM0.47m | 8:54PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NNE 9 | NNE 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 97 | 26 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 29 | 52 | 48 | 40 | 8 | 7 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 93 | 93 | 103 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | W 5 | NE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 9 | WNW 4 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | E 16 | S 15 | SSE 11 | E 13 | NE 13 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 18 | 19 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 31 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | NE 9 | N 8 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NW 5 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | E 15 | E 16 | N 16 | E 13 | E 13 | N 15 | N 15 | NE 13 | NE 14 | NNE 11 |
| kJ | 15 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 11 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 174 | 61 | 83 | 98 | 145 | 233 | 273 | 246 | 182 | 128 | 97 | 83 | 73 | 54 | 45 | 268 | 74 | 61 | 44 | 31 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 166 | 393 | 348 | 227 | 310 | 227 | 56 | 313 | 47 | 47 | 166 | 73 | 67 | 6 | 6 | 47 | 47 | 121 | 116 | 18 |
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