Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Te Araroa today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 4AM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 07). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Te Araroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SSE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | NNE 8 | E 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 811 | 639 | 639 | 563 | 563 | 508 | 567 | 484 | 394 | 490 | 480 | 446 | 349 | 380 | 306 | 300 | 294 | 250 | 1254 | 24 | 264 | 2331 | 2218 | 2352 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:02AM2.02m | 12:22PM1.90m | 00:47AM2.01m | 1:17PM1.94m | 1:37AM2.02m | 2:14PM1.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:30AM0.50m | 6:39PM0.64m | 7:17AM0.51m | 7:36PM0.68m | 8:09AM0.53m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | E 9 | — | NW 14 | NW 14 |
| kJ | 811 | 639 | 639 | 563 | 563 | 508 | 567 | 484 | 355 | 490 | 480 | 446 | 349 | 380 | 306 | 300 | 294 | 250 | 33 | 24 | 264 | — | 8 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | NW 14 |
| kJ | 405 | 400 | 402 | 394 | 394 | 394 | 394 | 394 | 394 | 277 | 187 | 153 | 119 | 93 | 76 | 60 | 60 | 45 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSE 5 | S 10 | — | — | — | W 5 | — | N 16 | S 19 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 163 | 188 | 184 | 143 | 120 | 117 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | 7 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 7 | S 5 | S 5 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 18 | 28 | 32 | 28 | 31 | 25 | 34 | 38 | 4 | 50 | 46 | 290 | 596 | 596 | 625 | 1254 | 2044 | 1939 | 2331 | 2218 | 2352 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 9 | 313 | 39 | 39 |
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