
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Te Araroa today (22 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 10PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 22). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Te Araroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 16 | SE 16 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 16 | E 16 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
50 | 37 | 37 | 6 | 22 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 25 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:13PM1.82m | 3:17AM1.78m | 4:08PM1.85m | 4:10AM1.81m | 4:56PM1.90m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:27PM0.77m | 9:46AM0.71m | 10:17PM0.72m | 10:35AM0.65m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 15 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
50 | 40 | 28 | 110 | 97 | 68 | 37 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 165 | 138 | 142 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NW 6 | SE 16 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 16 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
24 | 37 | 37 | 6 | 22 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 25 | 15 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 12 | S 18 | NE 11 | S 18 | S 18 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | SE 16 | N 10 | S 16 | NE 10 | E 16 | NE 10 | E 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 |
6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
395 | 300 | 205 | 91 | 136 | 110 | 73 | 73 | 125 | 173 | 237 | 322 | 292 | 257 | 196 | 174 | 545 | 464 | 493 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 73 | 393 | 410 | 330 | 229 | 222 | 56 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
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