Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Te Araroa today (25 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 9PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Te Araroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SE 16 | SE 15 | E 11 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 919 | 1070 | 1387 | 203 | 236 | 157 | 472 | 534 | 522 | 499 | 484 | 560 | 560 | 679 | 679 | 722 | 722 | 722 | 722 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:36PM1.88m | 3:38AM1.85m | 4:34PM1.90m | 4:32AM1.84m | 5:26PM1.93m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:50PM0.79m | 10:15AM0.67m | 10:42PM0.79m | 11:06AM0.66m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 244 | 1070 | 1387 | 1309 | 809 | 432 | 220 | 534 | 522 | 499 | 484 | 560 | 560 | 679 | 679 | 722 | 722 | 482 | 610 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 17 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 8 | ESE 14 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 77 | 195 | 151 | 149 | 151 | 101 | 472 | 138 | 79 | 53 | 31 | 23 | 42 | 192 | 197 | 207 | 370 | 722 | 722 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 17 | ESE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | E 11 | SSE 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 138 | 175 | 203 | 236 | 157 | 144 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 64 | 57 | 54 | 33 | 33 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | — | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 919 | — | 20 | 37 | 243 | 453 | 488 | 151 | 221 | 291 | 302 | 232 | 217 | 572 | 668 | 783 | 1507 | 1760 | 1850 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 67 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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