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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
18.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Te Araroa today?
The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 12AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 27). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Te Araroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thu 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NNW 12 | N 18 | NNW 12 | N 15 | NNW 12 | N 15 | N 15 | NNW 11 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNE 8 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | |
17 | 17 | 30 | 92 | 104 | 49 | 29 | 29 | 17 | 14 | 39 | 40 | 25 | 35 | 35 | 58 | 59 | 61 | 65 | 55 | 55 | 49 | 49 | 49 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:15PM1.87m | 3:46AM1.96m | 4:14PM1.88m | 4:39AM1.94m | 5:10PM1.92m | 5:28AM1.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:31PM0.61m | 10:07AM0.54m | 10:29PM0.60m | 11:02AM0.51m | 11:22PM0.57m | 11:53AM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | |
5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | |
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Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 16 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
25 | 25 | 102 | 29 | 49 | 126 | 119 | 97 | 48 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 28 | 25 | 44 | 58 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 42 | 41 | 40 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | NNW 12 | SSE 14 | N 18 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | N 15 | NE 8 | N 15 | NE 7 | NNW 11 | NE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NNW 13 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 |
57 | 54 | 30 | 20 | 25 | 49 | 29 | 29 | 17 | 9 | 39 | 12 | 25 | 11 | 27 | 26 | 59 | 61 | 65 | 29 | 48 | 49 | 49 | 49 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | E 10 | N 19 | NE 5 | N 18 | N 18 | NE 5 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NE 6 | N 15 | NE 7 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
17 | 17 | 8 | 28 | 1 | 25 | 25 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 40 | 11 | 35 | 35 | 58 | 26 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 |
13 | 12 | 12 | 92 | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | 5 | 24 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 73 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 116 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 91 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 39 |
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