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Te Araroa surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand
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Te Araroa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Te Araroa sea temperature is
17.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Te Araroa today?
The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 9AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Te Araroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tue 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | |
255 | 260 | 315 | 369 | 393 | 318 | 388 | 300 | 373 | 396 | 377 | 377 | 316 | 316 | 316 | 291 | 279 | 279 | 274 | 346 | 260 | 265 | 236 | 240 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | |
High Tide | 11:51AM2.06m | 00:33AM2.14m | 12:52PM1.98m | 1:27AM2.07m | 1:54PM1.93m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:58AM0.58m | 6:09PM0.52m | 6:56AM0.57m | 7:07PM0.60m | 7:51AM0.57m | 8:07PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | 4:58 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 |
255 | 260 | 315 | 369 | 393 | 318 | 388 | 300 | 373 | 396 | 377 | 377 | 316 | 316 | 316 | 291 | 279 | 279 | 274 | 346 | 260 | 265 | 236 | 240 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 12 | SE 11 | ENE 11 | SE 11 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 10 |
24 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 96 | 31 | 113 | 19 | 12 | 30 | 27 | 47 | 39 | 40 | 39 | 43 | 31 | 41 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 79 | 128 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | N 11 | SE 9 | NW 12 | SE 11 | NW 11 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | S 18 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 |
2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 31 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 39 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 44 | 95 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 52 | 83 | 70 | 56 | 49 | 35 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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