Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Te Araroa today (23 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 9PM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Te Araroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 10 | N 10 | E 16 | ESE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 30 | 30 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 21 | 21 | 40 | 35 | 58 | 67 | 98 | 94 | 123 | 223 |
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 | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:08PM1.85m | 4:10AM1.81m | 4:56PM1.90m | 5:01AM1.85m | 5:38PM1.96m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:17PM0.72m | 10:35AM0.65m | 11:06PM0.65m | 11:20AM0.58m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
mm | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | SE 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 39 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 183 | 166 | 123 | 112 | 114 | 92 | 94 | 99 | 99 | 223 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 16 | SE 16 | WNW 5 | N 10 | NE 10 | NW 5 | E 16 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | WNW 5 | ESE 12 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 30 | 30 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 9 | 40 | 35 | 58 | 67 | 98 | 17 | 123 | 101 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 6 | N 9 | N 10 | SE 15 | — | E 16 | E 16 | — | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | ESE 12 | W 4 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | — | 5 | 5 | — | 21 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 94 | 10 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 85 | 151 | 279 | 272 | 207 | 213 | 199 | 196 | 209 | 476 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 393 | 330 | 219 | 67 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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