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Te Araroa surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand
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Te Araroa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Te Araroa sea temperature is
18.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Te Araroa today?
The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 3PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.7m 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 (11 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Te Araroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon morning, calm by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | |
328 | 302 | 241 | 222 | 218 | 214 | 209 | 163 | 128 | 123 | 120 | 113 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 61 | 66 | 63 | 61 | 43 | 43 | 42 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 1:21PM1.82m | 2:04AM1.96m | 2:17PM1.84m | 2:52AM2.00m | 3:14PM1.89m | 3:42AM2.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:37AM0.72m | 7:41PM0.70m | 8:27AM0.68m | 8:36PM0.71m | 9:18AM0.62m | 9:32PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | |
— | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | |
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Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
328 | 302 | 241 | 222 | 218 | 214 | 209 | 163 | 128 | 123 | 120 | 113 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 61 | 66 | 63 | 61 | 43 | 43 | 42 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSE 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SSE 16 | NNE 5 | SSE 16 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | SSE 18 |
47 | 26 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 74 | 102 | 77 | 57 | 45 | 37 | 37 | 25 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 103 | 5 | 25 | 57 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 31 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 17 | N 12 | WNW 7 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 12 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 16 | NNE 5 | SSE 16 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | S 22 | S 18 | NNE 9 |
3 | 3 | 41 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 56 | 37 | 51 | 33 | 26 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 52 | 9 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
289 | 237 | 187 | 144 | 132 | 126 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 26 | 62 | 75 | 141 | 255 | 283 | 250 | 236 | 229 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 35 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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