Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Te Araroa today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 6PM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Te Araroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed morning, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
0 | 0 | 66 | 928 | 1104 | 817 | 606 | 468 | 421 | 376 | 336 | 328 | 328 | 231 | 202 | 152 | 148 | 216 | 212 | 151 | 142 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:28AM1.97m | 11:46PM1.99m | 12:17PM1.92m | 00:29AM1.93m | 1:07PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:39PM0.55m | 6:08AM0.50m | 6:27PM0.64m | 6:53AM0.57m | 7:20PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||
6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | -1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | — | SE 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
5 | — | 66 | 928 | 1104 | 817 | 606 | 468 | 421 | 376 | 336 | 328 | 328 | 231 | 202 | 152 | 148 | 216 | 212 | 151 | 142 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | S 15 | S 11 | W 3 | W 3 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 |
— | — | — | 103 | 53 | 28 | 221 | 223 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18 | — | 57 | 49 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 20 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | — | S 14 | N 10 | SE 13 | W 4 | W 4 | S 20 | — | SE 12 | SE 13 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 |
— | — | — | — | — | 59 | — | 200 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | 25 | 26 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 11 | SSE 9 | WSW 2 | — | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 |
1775 | 2054 | 1726 | 1365 | 2463 | 935 | 1012 | 1 | — | 767 | 418 | 338 | 297 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 17 | 17 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 243 | 243 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
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