Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Te Araroa today (29 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 12AM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Te Araroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 32 | 26 | 56 | 87 | 110 | 159 | 164 | 207 | 263 | 338 | 297 | 269 | 524 | 392 | 330 | 316 | 288 | 346 | 333 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:56PM1.99m | 7:06AM1.93m | 7:34PM2.03m | 7:48AM1.95m | 8:13PM2.04m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:41PM0.49m | 1:14AM0.52m | 1:22PM0.44m | 1:56AM0.43m | 2:05PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||
 |  | | | |  |  |  | |  |  | |  | |  | | |  | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 93 | 91 | 93 | 84 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 27 | 297 | 269 | 524 | 392 | 315 | 311 | 288 | 346 | 333 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | E 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 12 | NNW 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 30 | 52 | 50 | 229 | 330 | 21 | 101 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | SE 15 | NE 9 | ESE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ENE 5 | NE 9 | NNE 11 | SE 12 | NE 10 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 16 | 12 | 44 | 21 | 11 | 20 | 14 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 32 | 26 | 56 | 87 | 110 | 159 | 164 | 207 | 263 | 338 | — | — | — | — | — | 316 | 272 | 405 | 321 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 118 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 75 | 91 | 75 | 75 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
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