Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Te Araroa today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 11AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Te Araroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 180 | 149 | 129 | 107 | 84 | 43 | 33 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 28 | 61 | 53 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:45PM1.88m | 1:48AM1.78m | 2:37PM1.86m | 2:41AM1.78m | 3:30PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:18AM0.71m | 8:06PM0.77m | 8:09AM0.74m | 8:58PM0.77m | 9:04AM0.74m | 9:47PM0.75m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 180 | 149 | 129 | 107 | 84 | 43 | 33 | 22 | 19 | 93 | 64 | 95 | 41 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 30 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NE 10 | NNW 13 | SSE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 28 | 61 | 53 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 17 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | SSE 11 | NNW 12 | N 12 | NNE 13 | NE 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 13 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 28 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 43 | 35 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 18 | 21 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 166 | 166 | 67 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
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