Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Te Araroa today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 17s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 8PM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 30). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Te Araroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SE 17 | SE 16 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NNE 15 | NE 15 | SE 18 | N 11 | SE 16 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NNE 7 | N 16 | N 16 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 30 | 50 | 39 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 49 | 56 | 63 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:28AM2.20m | 10:53PM2.16m | 11:24AM2.18m | 11:42PM2.14m | 12:22PM2.14m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:49PM0.49m | 5:11AM0.37m | 5:42PM0.53m | 6:03AM0.39m | 6:39PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 8 | NNE 15 | SSE 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 17 | 462 | 276 | 143 | 232 | 338 | 50 | 39 | 275 | 234 | 234 | 160 | 117 | 62 | 61 | 46 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 17 | SE 16 | NE 15 | NE 15 | S 8 | NE 15 | SSE 13 | N 11 | SE 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NNE 13 | NNE 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | SSE 14 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 62 | 34 | 17 | 7 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | NE 10 | SE 18 | SE 17 | N 11 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 13 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | N 16 | N 16 | N 15 | SSE 14 | NNE 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | SSW 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 369 | 497 | 580 | 713 | 672 | 690 | 46 | 206 | 243 | 766 | 1247 | 331 | 372 | — | — | — | 17 | 12 | 49 | 56 | 63 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 67 | 67 | 67 | 18 | 67 | 115 | 81 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 91 | 120 | 67 | 18 | 18 |
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