Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Te Araroa today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 7PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Te Araroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed morning, calm by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | N 10 | N 10 | SE 16 | N 10 | SSE 11 | SE 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 14 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 28 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 1122 | 876 | 654 | 508 | 384 | 370 | 370 | 328 | 293 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 10:40AM2.03m | 11:03PM2.04m | 11:28AM1.97m | 11:46PM1.99m | 12:17PM1.92m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:54PM0.47m | 5:24AM0.43m | 5:39PM0.55m | 6:08AM0.50m | 6:27PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | — | W 5 | — | — | SE 14 | SSE 16 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 587 | 501 | 684 | 848 | 901 | 1081 | — | 8 | — | — | 64 | 51 | 1122 | 876 | 654 | 508 | 384 | 370 | 370 | 328 | 293 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | W 5 | N 10 | SE 16 | N 10 | — | SE 15 | — | — | — | — | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 15 | SSW 11 | W 3 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | W 4 | — |
| kJ | 28 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 2 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 29 | 221 | 392 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | N 10 | N 10 | — | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | S 14 | — | N 10 | — | SE 13 | S 20 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 200 | — | 2 | — | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | W 5 | S 10 | W 4 | S 10 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 2 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 2055 | 3 | 3226 | 4262 | 1381 | 1668 | 2042 | 2260 | 1869 | 1484 | 2700 | 1029 | 669 | 1 | 158 | 572 | 572 | 501 | 476 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 297 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 420 | 39 | 39 | 243 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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