Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Te Araroa today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 5PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 26). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Te Araroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the NE by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | E 11 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 241 | 267 | 215 | 182 | 316 | 4 | 321 | 384 | 371 | 423 | 526 | 808 | 601 | 413 | 500 | 434 | 348 | 292 | 248 | 244 | 231 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:09AM2.02m | 7:25PM2.08m | 7:59AM2.11m | 8:17PM2.10m | 8:48AM2.17m | 9:10PM2.12m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:23PM0.58m | 1:54AM0.42m | 2:16PM0.53m | 2:42AM0.39m | 3:08PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 413 | 500 | 434 | 348 | 292 | 32 | 34 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | E 13 | N 8 | E 13 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | N 13 | NNE 6 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 142 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 9 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | SE 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | E 14 | N 13 | N 13 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 241 | 267 | 215 | 182 | 316 | 515 | 321 | 384 | 371 | 423 | 526 | 808 | 601 | 1 | 14 | — | — | — | 248 | 244 | 231 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 18 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 75 | 91 | 211 | 457 | 211 | 145 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 56 | 9 | 196 | 91 | 67 |
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