Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Te Araroa today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 4PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 2s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Te Araroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 13 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | WNW 5 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NW 6 | NNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 14 | 13 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 115 | 113 | 65 | 103 | 110 | 92 | 165 | 153 | 138 | 117 | 143 | 275 | 493 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:26AM2.05m | 9:46PM2.01m | 10:10AM2.01m | 10:28PM1.97m | 10:55AM1.96m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:42PM0.43m | 4:07AM0.38m | 4:24PM0.49m | 4:48AM0.44m | 5:07PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 133 | 130 | 123 | 127 | 125 | 98 | 96 | 94 | 115 | 113 | 90 | 103 | 110 | 90 | 165 | 153 | 138 | 117 | 113 | 87 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NNE 12 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | ESE 15 |
| kJ | 7 | 14 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 61 | 57 | 80 | 80 | 92 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 13 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | SE 13 | N 12 | N 12 | SE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 37 | 65 | 80 | 56 | 56 | 73 | 47 | 35 | 55 | 143 | 275 | 493 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 18 | 121 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 107 | 91 | 91 |
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