Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Te Araroa today (24 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 9PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Te Araroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 34 | 36 | 47 | 45 | 44 | 46 | 44 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 44 | 44 | 27 | 42 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:55PM1.84m | 3:55AM1.79m | 4:50PM1.86m | 4:49AM1.83m | 5:37PM1.90m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:06PM0.79m | 10:28AM0.70m | 10:56PM0.75m | 11:17AM0.64m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 58 | 35 | 25 | 44 | 42 | 44 | 44 | 26 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 44 | 44 | 27 | 42 | 69 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 47 | 45 | 44 | 13 | 23 | 27 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | SSE 15 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SSE 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SE 19 | SSE 18 | SE 18 | S 8 |
| kJ | 34 | 36 | 44 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 32 | 12 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 5 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | WNW 5 | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 16 | 23 | 28 | 46 | 112 | 224 | 240 | 126 | 77 | 97 | 110 | 137 | 122 | 94 | 71 | 72 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 121 | 75 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 67 | 73 | 67 | 75 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 56 | 0 | 116 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
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