Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Te Araroa today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 8PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Te Araroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | WNW 5 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | ESE 13 | NW 7 | NW 7 | ESE 13 | NW 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 41 | 20 | 21 | 14 | 86 | 16 | 31 | 201 | 244 | 34 | 505 | 843 | 32 | 229 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 34 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:00PM1.85m | 2:02AM1.81m | 2:56PM1.84m | 2:58AM1.78m | 3:55PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:40AM0.65m | 8:17PM0.78m | 8:34AM0.71m | 9:14PM0.80m | 9:33AM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 13 | NW 8 | ESE 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 81 | 77 | 42 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 20 | 19 | 32 | 229 | 34 | 263 | 186 | 104 | 67 | 44 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 10 | ESE 13 | SSE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 41 | 20 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 19 | 33 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 33 | 71 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 15 | NE 14 | E 14 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | SSE 10 | NE 12 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 34 | 35 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | W 7 | WNW 7 | SW 4 | — | — | — | N 5 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 106 | 157 | 139 | 121 | 86 | 154 | 186 | 201 | 244 | 364 | 505 | 843 | 750 | 311 | 405 | 9 | — | — | — | 2 | 23 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 91 | 91 | 75 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 39 | 166 | 18 | 9 |
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