Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Te Araroa today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 5PM is: 3.5m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Te Araroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 205 | 169 | 1103 | 1649 | 336 | 245 | 241 | 456 | 330 | 234 | 199 | 157 | 157 | 154 | 120 | 118 | 116 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 68 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 7:37AM1.95m | 7:58PM2.04m | 8:22AM2.01m | 8:41PM2.05m | 9:07AM2.06m | 9:29PM2.04m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:51PM0.48m | 2:25AM0.39m | 2:38PM0.45m | 3:08AM0.34m | 3:27PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 205 | 169 | 293 | 261 | 249 | 700 | 572 | 456 | 234 | 234 | 199 | 157 | 157 | 154 | 120 | 118 | 116 | 110 | 80 | 65 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 8 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 7 |
| kJ | 45 | 86 | 31 | 31 | 336 | 245 | 241 | 238 | 49 | 49 | 34 | 47 | 45 | 44 | 38 | 41 | 46 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 11 | — | — | S 10 | NE 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | — | — | 30 | 5 | 68 | 63 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 27 | 68 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | S 7 | — | — | NW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 359 | 697 | 1103 | 1649 | 1289 | 199 | — | — | 330 | 387 | 423 | 421 | 317 | 232 | 239 | 200 | 144 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 18 | 91 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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