Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Te Araroa today (05 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 9PM is: 2.5m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 05). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Jun) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (05 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Te Araroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri night, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 5 | Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Mon 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | NNW 8 | N 9 | N 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNE 7 | NW 8 | N 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 7 | WNW 4 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
408 | 527 | 718 | 1407 | 890 | 1343 | 676 | 1190 | 470 | 439 | 1010 | 833 | 639 | 542 | 435 | 320 | 43 | 88 | 37 | 42 | 34 | 33 | 24 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:26PM2.00m | 10:29AM1.90m | 11:11PM1.99m | 11:10AM1.88m | 11:55PM1.99m | 11:57AM1.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:07PM0.59m | 4:44AM0.67m | 4:48PM0.59m | 5:30AM0.67m | 5:31PM0.60m | 6:17AM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | |
4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | N 8 | E 10 | N 9 | E 11 | N 9 | N 8 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 |
17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 703 | 7 | 676 | 9 | 470 | 439 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 542 | 435 | 320 | 138 | 88 | 69 | 49 | 40 | 48 | 37 | 38 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SE 18 | E 10 | SE 16 | E 9 | SE 16 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 43 | 29 | 37 | 42 | 34 | 25 | 24 | 15 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | S 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | S 16 | S 15 | — | SE 14 | SE 12 | SE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | N 7 | N 7 | NW 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 4 | — | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 33 | 7 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 4 |
408 | 527 | 718 | 1407 | 890 | 1343 | 522 | 1190 | 602 | 711 | 1010 | 833 | 639 | — | 3 | 24 | 69 | 90 | 75 | — | — | — | 45 | 21 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 116 | 354 | 344 | 116 | 91 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 91 | 83 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 67 |
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