
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Te Araroa today (07 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 11PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 07). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Te Araroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 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) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1568 | 1633 | 1403 | 1116 | 941 | 735 | 601 | 459 | 281 | 220 | 206 | 179 | 129 | 109 | 107 | 96 | 98 | 82 | 82 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:38PM2.02m | 5:00AM1.88m | 5:35PM2.03m | 6:01AM1.92m | 6:28PM2.03m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:58PM0.54m | 11:16AM0.52m | 11:56PM0.49m | 12:14PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | |
mm | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
1568 | 1633 | 1403 | 1116 | 941 | 735 | 601 | 459 | 281 | 220 | 206 | 179 | 129 | 109 | 107 | 88 | 71 | 69 | 57 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 12 | W 4 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 9 | NNE 11 | E 7 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 |
7 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 93 | 57 | 8 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 14 | 28 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | W 4 | NW 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | SSE 9 | NNE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | E 7 | S 18 | SE 18 | SE 16 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SE 7 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
— | — | — | — | 10 | 11 | 6 | 160 | 85 | 32 | 40 | 34 | 27 | 60 | 82 | 96 | 98 | 82 | 82 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 35 | 56 | 56 | 8 | 6 |
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