Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Te Araroa today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 4PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.6m 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 (18 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Te Araroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 947 | 834 | 811 | 701 | 681 | 607 | 642 | 560 | 509 | 501 | 424 | 364 | 292 | 255 | 251 | 251 | 205 | 180 | 177 | 171 | 133 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:25AM2.17m | 9:57PM2.28m | 10:17AM2.12m | 10:47PM2.19m | 11:09AM2.06m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:42PM0.39m | 4:22AM0.43m | 4:33PM0.45m | 5:11AM0.43m | 5:23PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | WNW 6 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 947 | 834 | 811 | 701 | 681 | 607 | 642 | 560 | 130 | 501 | 424 | 364 | 292 | 255 | 251 | 251 | 205 | 180 | 177 | 171 | 133 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | SSE 22 | SSE 23 | SE 13 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | SSE 20 | SSE 20 | SSE 21 | SSE 20 |
| kJ | 37 | 37 | 24 | 23 | 311 | 401 | 390 | 404 | 509 | 95 | 60 | 34 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 38 | 77 | 166 | 323 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 28 | S 26 | SSE 24 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 23 | SSE 22 | SSE 21 | SSE 18 | NW 6 | SSE 16 | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | SSE 16 | WNW 5 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | — | 15 | 13 | 114 | 21 | 21 | 45 | 28 | 293 | 273 | 178 | 30 | 8 | 26 | 42 | 39 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 19 | 50 | 167 | 99 | 57 | 83 | 86 | 108 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 45 | 103 | 99 | 77 | 56 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 |
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