
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Te Araroa today (18 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 11PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Te Araroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat night, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1090 | 891 | 715 | 628 | 509 | 404 | 361 | 428 | 310 | 259 | 140 | 126 | 99 | 97 | 81 | 58 | 55 | 30 | 28 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:50PM1.87m | 12:29PM1.88m | 00:34AM1.81m | 1:20PM1.85m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:54PM0.66m | 6:10AM0.61m | 6:46PM0.73m | 6:56AM0.69m | 7:41PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | |
mm | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
232 | 891 | 715 | 628 | 509 | 404 | 361 | 428 | 310 | 259 | 140 | 70 | 69 | 97 | 81 | 58 | 770 | 559 | 394 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 11 | SSE 10 |
6 | 213 | 116 | 94 | 169 | 205 | 167 | 155 | 147 | 147 | 126 | 126 | 99 | 39 | 29 | 30 | 99 | 30 | 279 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | NE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | S 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SE 17 | ENE 8 | SSW 15 | NNE 8 | N 8 | — | SE 11 | ENE 10 | SE 10 |
2 | 6 | 85 | 80 | 45 | 44 | 33 | 8 | 35 | 35 | 11 | 28 | 71 | 23 | 5 | — | 55 | 18 | 28 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | S 10 |
1090 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | 97 | 339 | 657 | 740 | 835 | 1207 | 1165 | 671 | 287 | 1124 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 118 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
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