Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Te Araroa today (09 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 11PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Te Araroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 86 | 75 | 75 | 69 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 57 | 59 | 60 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 60 | 59 | 57 | 57 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:28PM2.03m | 6:58AM1.97m | 7:17PM2.02m | 7:49AM2.02m | 8:03PM2.00m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:52AM0.44m | 1:09PM0.48m | 1:43AM0.40m | 2:01PM0.46m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 86 | 69 | 48 | 69 | 67 | 67 | 54 | 47 | 59 | 60 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 60 | 59 | 57 | 57 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | ENE 7 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 28 | 11 | 31 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 67 | 57 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 39 | 32 | 32 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SE 18 | NNE 11 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | N 10 | NNE 10 | N 10 | N 10 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 75 | 75 | 75 | 64 | 66 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 35 | 31 | 37 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 6 |
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