Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Te Araroa today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 2AM is: 2.3m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Te Araroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | NE 9 | NNE 10 | NE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 271 | 257 | 233 | 377 | 670 | 845 | 802 | 732 | 354 | 429 | 433 | 297 | 125 | 80 | 64 | 42 | 41 | 34 | 100 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:34PM2.03m | 7:48AM1.95m | 8:13PM2.04m | 8:30AM1.97m | 8:54PM2.02m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:22PM0.44m | 1:56AM0.43m | 2:05PM0.40m | 2:38AM0.36m | 2:49PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  |  |  |  | |  | | | | |  | | | |  | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 45 | 257 | 233 | 52 | 50 | 845 | 802 | 732 | 354 | 429 | 433 | 297 | 125 | 80 | 64 | 42 | 41 | 28 | 100 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NNW 8 | WNW 7 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 27 | 30 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 33 | 34 | 21 | 221 | 137 | 27 | 10 | 91 | 65 | 40 | 41 | 33 | 34 | 56 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | WNW 6 | NNW 8 | SSE 3 | S 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 26 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 79 | 99 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 28 | 79 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | — | NE 6 | N 7 | N 8 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 271 | — | 31 | 377 | 670 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 232 | 456 | 518 | 609 | 504 | 522 | 639 | 724 | 657 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 75 | 75 | 18 | 79 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
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