Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Te Araroa today (08 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 11AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Te Araroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sun night, light winds from the SW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | WNW 4 | NNW 12 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 204 | 0 | 175 | 132 | 114 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 18 | 49 | 102 | 248 | 447 | 1338 | 1373 | 974 | 769 | 628 | 582 | 413 | 282 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:16AM1.99m | 1:53PM1.98m | 2:15AM2.00m | 3:01PM2.01m | 3:21AM2.02m | 4:13PM2.08m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:44AM0.50m | 8:20PM0.64m | 8:46AM0.53m | 9:25PM0.65m | 9:51AM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  | | | | | | |  |  | |  |  | | | | | | | |
 | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SSE 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 278 | 204 | 260 | 175 | 132 | 114 | 227 | 163 | 157 | 154 | 151 | 151 | 117 | 99 | 101 | 76 | 78 | 974 | 769 | 628 | 68 | 413 | 282 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | NE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 65 | 115 | 159 | 64 | 107 | 109 | 25 | 47 | 23 | 46 | 44 | 84 | 69 | 37 | 36 | 18 | 6 | 76 | 75 | 72 | 8 | 65 | 65 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | SSE 14 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 61 | 50 | 42 | 104 | 100 | 50 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 9 | — | — | — | NW 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 12 | 18 | 25 | 35 | 28 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 14 | 18 | 49 | 102 | 248 | 447 | 1338 | 1373 | — | — | — | 582 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 75 | 56 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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